sense of values; values; value system
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
superstition; superstitious belief
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
parental love; parental affection
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
board chairman; managing director; chief director
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
upper; upward; upper (of a shoe); uppercut; upper (drug); stimulant
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
workshop; studio; atelier
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
in bad taste; problematic; of poor character
(verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing; name-calling; slander; abusive language
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; how (could you); why (would you)
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
to harm; to hurt; to fail to do; to do amiss; to almost do; to come close to doing
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
surroundings; environs; circumference