speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
(one's) peers; people around one
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
appointing to a responsible post; making much of
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
in that manner; like that
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
what time; (lit.) which hour
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
full dress; formal dress; uniform
to be smeared; to be covered
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
recommendation; putting in a good word for someone
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
patient; unhurried; leisurely
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)