to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent
living in peace; living a quiet life; being content with one's present position; being satisfied with one's lot
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
long telephone conversation; being on the phone for a long time
to sit down; to take a seat
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
human emotions (joy, anger, grief and pleasure)
importing goods privately; private importing
spare time; free time; leisure time
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
to get tired out; to be exhausted
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
distance; interval; gap; difference; estrangement
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up
return of something; repayment
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
questioner; interrogator; interpellator
walking encyclopedia; walking dictionary
to highlight something; to bring something to the forefront
first year; initial (year)
previous year (fiscal, academic, etc.)
chart; diagram; graph; figure