to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
hard-boiled (person, style, etc.); tough; hard-boiled fiction
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
to be able to manage somehow or another
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
one thin flat object; one sheet
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
inexpert or untrained eyes
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
one's eyes; (pair of) eyes
I see; that's right; indeed
every year; yearly; annually
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
every part of the world; all over the world; the four corners of the world
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force