bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
commandant; commanding officer; general
different thing; another question; different case
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
to add fuel to the fire; to make things worse; to stir things up
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
such; this sort of; like this
ruby; Jonathan apple; (arch.) glowing skin; (arch.) beautiful looks
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; agglutination
to be silent; to say nothing
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
(smelling) strongly; pungently; angrily; furiously; indignantly
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
old army general; veteran army general
stifled (laughter); simmering
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to rock; to shake; to swing
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
(for the) first time; something used (worn, etc.) for the first time; new item; first of the season (crop, fruit, etc.)
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
government; government service; the bureaucracy; government post; government official
clay; clay pigeon shooting; clay target
to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
man; male; masculine gender
good-looking man; fine figure of a man