chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
killing time; staving off boredom
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to make someone's acquaintance; to become acquainted (with)
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
sorry; excuse me; thank you
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
unappealing; uninteresting; lacking charm
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
to be prominent; to be conspicuous; to stand out; to be outstanding; to be remarkable; to be striking
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
the eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes
medium (cooked, roasted, etc.); (of) middle degree; medium; intermediary substance; media
rather than; more ... than ...
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
ordinary person; unenlightened person
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
stupid; dim-witted; dense; dull; obtuse; slow
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
judgement; judgment; decision; ruling; finding; adjudication
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face
worthy of special mention
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)