superficially polite but actually rude; rude under a veneer of politeness; courteous on the surface but insolent at heart
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
sign; indication; omen; symptom
to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
immediately carrying out (a plan)
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
hostility; animosity; enmity
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
interception (email); wiretap; bug
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
to mix; to stir; to blend
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
casual speech; peer language; informal language
demotion; relegation; downgrading
penalty; sentence; punishment
to obey; to submit to; to serve (in the army, a prison sentence, etc.); to go into (mourning); to observe; to take (medicine, poison, etc.)
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding