abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
pride; boast; credit (to)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
either way; in any case; one way or another
sister (sibling); (Catholic) sister; sister (female partner in a homosexual relationship)
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
than; from; out of; except; but; more
source (of supply); channel
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
great difference; big difference; wide margin
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation