yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
mean (greedy) about money; stingy
to be a point of honor; to affect someone's good name
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
to make merry; to be festive
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to shut one's eyes to (one's own faults, etc.); to pretend not to see; to pay no attention to; to forget; to fail to notice; (lit.) to put on a shelf
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
(large) body; (bulky) frame; (hulking) figure
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
manners; behavior; behaviour
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
all; entire; whole; altogether
anything and everything; just about everything
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
obedient; submissive; docile; meek; pliant
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
overly optimistic; easygoing; irresponsible; naive; simple-minded
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
honorific/polite/humble prefix
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)