any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
self-centeredness; selfishness; egotism; egocentricity
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
strong-willed; strong of heart
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
evaluation; appraisal; assessment; judgement; estimation; criticism
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?