by your leave; with your permission
presumptuous; arrogant; audacious; forward; insolent
to say; to tell; to state; to do
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
innumerable changes; infinite variety
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
specialization; specialisation
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
inside one's heart; in one's mind
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; talking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
house built on sand; house of cards
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to grow older; to advance in age; to be very aged
to speak; to say; to vocalize
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
(heavy) drinker; drunkard; tippler; boozer
all the time; every single time; thank you (for your continued patronage)
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to push aside; to brush aside
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
perfect; complete; flawless
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
completely (beaten, defeated, etc.); thoroughly; utterly; black and blue; to a pulp