impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to save face; to show deference; to make someone look good
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
to cease; to stop; to be over
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
disregarding; taking no account of; ignoring; overlooking
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
to go ahead; to proceed; to carry on
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
fork; junction; parting of the ways; turning point
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone