to continue to do; to persist in doing
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
fragile; brittle; delicate; sensitive
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
installation (esp. software)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
embodiment; realization; materialization
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to maintain; to continue to have
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
self-deprecating; self-mocking
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
but; however; provided that
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
of all things (days, etc.)
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
in one's hands; in one's control
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
to hold one's tongue; to shut up