with all due respect ...; I venture to say ...; Excuse me, but ...
generally speaking; in a broad way
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
finish; end; completion; result
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
elegance; refinement; grace; aroma
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly
female clothing; wearing female clothing; cross dressing (for a man)
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
trauma (usu. psychological)
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
acting ability; talent as a performer
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
voice quality; type of voice
quietly; slowly; gracefully
lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality
height (of body); stature
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
waiting time; latency; standby time (e.g. cellular phones); queueing time
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
being obtrusive; being conspicuous (in a bad way)
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)