sincere; honest; faithful
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
master; teacher; stable master
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
difference; disparity; gap
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
neighbour; neighbor; (people in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood
clear; precise; definite; distinct
(reciprocal) communication; (coming to a) mutual understanding
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
long time; long interval; for quite some time
origin; source; beginning; starting point
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure; playing card suit (in karuta)
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
being all smiles with joy
to jump up; to leap up; to fly up (into the sky); to soar up; to jump ahead; to skip ahead
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to make a speech; to address
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
unidentifiable; unidentified
dramatic turn-around; major reversal; great comeback; game changer
lingering (usu. feeling, emotion, etc.); continuing (to); still (...)