disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to hate the very sight of; to hold a grudge against; to treat like an enemy; to bear constant enmity; to be gunning for; to have it in for
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
headquarters; head office; main office
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
front; frontage; facade; main
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
name; given name; first name
Dannis; Deniss; Deniz; Dennis; Denys
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
the other day; a few days ago
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
change (personnel); transfer; reshuffle
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
single word; a few words; brief comment
crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such