all year round; all the time; year in and year out
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
legitimate son (esp. eldest son); heir
to open up (to someone); to become unreserved; to lower one's guard; to become friendly (with); to feel at ease; to take a relaxed attitude (to)
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
lovely; cute; charming; sweet
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
unanticipated; unexpected
feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
for example; for instance; e.g.
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
mimicry; mimesis; camouflage
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
research; study; investigation
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (someone) to redo something
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
(some) more; even more; longer; further
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
to scatter away; to blast away; to blow away (via explosion)
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
criticism; critique; review; commentary
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full