insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
exceptional; unusual; special; especially; exceptionally; unusually
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to ask elsewhere; to try another (store, service, etc.)
persistence; single-mindedness
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
I can say now (what I couldn't before); now (that things have changed) I don't mind telling you; I couldn't tell you until now; I couldn't have told you this back then
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
becoming irritated (suddenly); getting annoyed
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to have an eye on; to zero in on
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
having no money; lack of money
back street; back alley; off-street
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
difference; variation; difference
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done