to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
grasp; catch; understanding
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
now that you say that; now that you mention it
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
pride; dignity; self-respect
desire to succeed in life; ambition to make one's mark in the world
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
from the beginning; from scratch
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to take over; to hand over
employment quota; number of positions available
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
on bad terms; at loggerheads
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
human relations; personal relationships
close; intimate; on good terms
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently