seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
(treating) equally; without discrimination; impartially; alike; in the same way
too much; excessively; too
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to affect someone's prestige; to be beneath one's dignity
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
that is to say; so that means
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to press a question; to cross-examine
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
of no interest; not interested
to examine someone's expression
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
service business (hotel, restaurant, entertainment); service industry
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to dig your own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to put your foot in it
how; in what way; by what means
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip
to be worried; to be troubled
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
(with a) start; fright; alarm
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite