to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
crunchy; gritty (sand, pebbles, etc.)
tasteless; dry as dust; insipid; flat; dull
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to cling to; to hold on to; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of; to possess
difficult to ...; hard to ...
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
loitering; hanging around; wandering around
while; even though; despite
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
though; notwithstanding; although
after a long time; for the first time in a while
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very