self-taught method; one's own way; one's own style
although I say; although one might say; although called
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
contract; compact; agreement
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
technical skill; ability; capacity
rest; break; recess; intermission
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
one theory (opinion); another theory (opinion)
using as an intermediary; through
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
strict; hidebound; inflexible; being a stickler for the rules; sticking hard and fast to the rules
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
this and that; one thing or another
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to overdo; to do too much
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
conscious; deliberate; intentional
to change one's way of thinking; to switch the direction of one's thoughts; to put one's focus on a new subject; to adopt a new frame of mind
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
there being no use in arguing (about it)
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card