unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action
ignoring; bypassing; doing something without consultation; going over someone's head
to give directions; to issue instructions
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
even though; despite; when
to attempt; to test; to try out
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
real intention; true motive; true meaning
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
flourish of trumpets; fanfare
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
losing initiative; being forestalled; second move (in go or shogi); moving second; rear guard
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
stallion brought close to a mare to test her readiness to mate; stalking horse; spoiler
drastic treatment; rough-and-ready treatment; drastic remedy; drastic measures; drastic steps
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
both; both sides; both parties
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself