tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour; local color
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
museum (esp. in memory of a person or event); memorial hall
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
divining sticks; counting; calculation
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; talking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
having a high threshold (for entry); difficult to approach; feeling awkward to go to (of someone's home)
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
trivial; not amounting to much
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
a certain someone; Mr So-and-so
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
report; notification; registration
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
many; much; plenty; hardly
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)