(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
pipe; tube; bobbin (in a shuttle or spinning wheel)
innocence; mind free of obstructive thoughts; detachment; insentient; pestering (someone for money, etc.); asking
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
strict order; peremptory command
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
really; truly; indeed; good grief
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; fatigue (of metal, etc.)
very small amount; insignificant thing; negligible amount
posture; position; stance
corporate drone; corporate slave
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to continue to work; to work away (at)
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
jack of all trades, master of none
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
self-assessment; self-evaluation; self-rating; self-esteem
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to say in a round-about way (not to upset); to cushion the blow; to sugarcoat; (lit.) to wrap in wafer paper
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
difference in temperature; difference in degrees of enthusiasm (interest, commitment, etc.); difference in attitude
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique