cannot be compared with; no match for
power; might; authority; influence
near oneself; close to one; familiar
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to become fraught with emotion
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
beyond that point; after that
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
even though; despite; when
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
existence; possession; having; limited company
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
to have time free; to have time to spare
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
time; season; period; phase; stage
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
difficult to ...; hard to ...
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
sarcastic; foulmouthed; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
candid advice; frank advice; honest opinion; exhortation; harsh but honest advice
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
pride; boast; credit (to)
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
private; informal; among one's people (group, friends)
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)