showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
record high; all-time high
sense of emptiness; empty feeling; feeling of meaninglessness
to loose; to ease; to relax
real hair; one's own hair
to dye; to colour; to color
dark-natured; gloomy; dour; moody; insular; glum
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
outlet (e.g. for water or gas); market (for something); outlet (e.g. for excess energy); vent (e.g. for emotions)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to be surprising; to be shocking; to be jaw-dropping
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
going back to sleep (e.g. after waking up in the morning)
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to become hollow (with age, illness, etc.); to be scrawny; to be thin
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
to train; to discipline; to teach manners
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
to ask a question; to ask questions
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
to know (a person); to think