inexpert or untrained eyes
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
dignified appearance; majestic appearance; imposing appearance
full length; total length; overall length
long and narrow; lanky; gangling; spindly
spine; backbone; spinal column
very thick; something extremely thick; thick, heavy thread
keel (of a ship); Fossilia ossis mastodi (traditional Chinese medicine); dragon bone; longgu
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
(being) worth seeing; impressive
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
(sea) voyage; navigation; sailing; passage; cruise
(ease of) handling; operation; arrangement (of pipes, wires, etc.); layout; wrestler's belt used in a bout
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
(maximum) load; load capacity; loading capacity; carrying capacity
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
number of persons; personnel
transport; transportation; transit; conveyance
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
attack; offence; top (dominant partner of a homosexual relationship); barrage (of); flood (of)
to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with
to embrace; to hug; to have; to possess; to command; to lead
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
timidity; nervousness; being easily intimidated
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
Miss; Ms.; unmarried woman
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful
to treat (a guest); to receive; to entertain; to be hospitable to; to make welcome
instruction; teaching; guidance; informing
speech; expression; wording; language