disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
serious; severe; grave; acute
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
overwhelming strength; extremely strong person; powerhouse; very strong player; very strong team
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)
very improbable; vanishingly unlikely; only with a miracle
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined
build; physique; frame; constitution
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
to not understand what someone is getting at; to not understand what is being talked about
maternity leave; paternity leave
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
law of conservation of mass
physical law; laws of physics
around the world; throughout the world
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
to fall (on); to rain down; to shower down; to befall; to happen (to)
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
questions and answers; dialogue
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; knowing; pregnant (pause)
talk; recital; narration; topic
aria; singing; chanting; reciting (e.g. a spell)
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
pleasant feeling; good vibes
correction (of a fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform; straightening (of teeth)
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
(frustratingly) slow; tedious; sluggish; roundabout (e.g. explanation); exasperating; irritating
jumping to a wrong conclusion