semi-pro; semi-professional
to colour; to color; to add colour to
since when; from when; how long
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
single (i.e. unmarried) person; someone alone
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
nothing; no balls (or no strikes); count of zero; without; none at all
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
(one's) wife; (someone's) wife; landlady
imagination; supposition; guess
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
this world; this life; world of the living
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
feeling; sense; impression
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet