custom; general rule; convention; usually; generally; as a rule
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
to be cleared of a charge
appearance (in the eyes of society); decency
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to explain away; to talk one's way out of; to excuse oneself; to evade
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
to overflow from something full
big leakage; uncontained leak
big leakage; uncontained leak
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to irritate; to grate on one's nerves; to aggravate; to be galling; to be invidious
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order
moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
dietitian; (licensed) nutritionist
strong opposition; vehement opposition
mental fatigue; worry; boredom
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
disinheritance; disowning
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
letter; missive; note; mail
to graduate from a university
grip (of hand); grip strength
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
treasure; treasured item; prized possession