genius; prodigy; natural gift
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
the ancients; ancient people
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
invention; intelligent; clever; smart
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
very small fraction (of); very small proportion; very small part; tiny bit
by extension; in turn; by the same token; in addition; as well; consequently
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to hold in one's mouth; to bring with; to take along
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
infantry; infantryman; foot soldier
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
how much; how many; to what extent
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
such; this sort of; like this
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)