goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
prioritized; focused; concentrated; predominant
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être; ikigai
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
territory; domain; field; area; domain; region
feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
as far as ... is concerned; so far as ... can tell
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
going through; going via; going by way of
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air); to form an arc
gallant; manly; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; chivalrous
one day; (on) a certain day
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
part of the eyebrow closest to the nose
vertical furrow (between the eyebrows)
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
facing downward; lying face down; upside down; prone
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
command of English; proficiency in English; knowledge of English
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
foreigner (esp. a Westerner); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear); fearfully; anxiously
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on