year in, year out; always; 24-7
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
although I say; although one might say; although called
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
to be refined (character, manners); to be classy; to be polished
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
breach of manners; breach of etiquette
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
superior; boss; them (as opposed to "us"); person above; upstairs neighbour (neighbor)
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
being too late; losing one's final chance
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary