seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to be factually incorrect; to differ from the actual facts; to not be the case
sour look; surly face; pout
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
different culture; foreign culture
quality (of a product or a service)
to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
interview (with a doctor); history taking
how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
succession; continuation; series; sequence
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
unbroken; uninterrupted; on and on; continuous
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
luxurious and gorgeous; splendid; dazzling
flashy; gaudy; flamboyant
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
pretending not to recognize (recognise); feigned ignorance
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
very small difference (esp. in time); tiny interval
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
just safe (e.g. just avoiding being late, failing an exam, etc.); only just OK; barely acceptable
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
literally; to the letter; literal
with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
husband and wife; married couple
lateral direction; horizontal direction; transverse direction; landscape orientation
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
forgetting; lapse of memory
perfectly in sync; in step (dancing); on the same wavelength
matchless; unequalled; unequaled
to approach; to draw near
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
exterior; packaging; cladding; armor (armour); arm