lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
looks; features; (personal) appearance
appalling; horrifying; dreadful; hideous; revolting; disgusting
curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
several steps; much (better, higher, etc.); several cuts (above)
loveliness; charm; allure; colour and scent; color and scent
handsome man; actor in a love scene
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
subject (of a medical experiment, etc.); test subject; trial subject; examinee (of a full-body scan, etc.)
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
spotlight; public eye; public's attention; goldfish bowl
a (single) moment; an instant
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
on paper; in the newspapers; in a letter
scientific basis; scientific foundation; scientific grounds
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly; (not) readily; (not) right away; (not) immediately
close-up; bringing attention to; bringing to the fore; putting under close scrutiny
dazzlement; bewilderment; daze
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
still; as yet; as it has been
firmly rooted; deep-seated
authority; power; influence; (an) authority (on); expert
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
extrasensory perception; ESP
always hitting the bull's-eye; infallible