so to speak; so to call it; as it were
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
fate; destiny; predestination
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
upper half of the body; upper body
to rise; to erect; to get up
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
guess; conjecture; surmise
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
(with a) click (e.g. camera shutter); (with a) snap
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)