primary colour; primary color; pure color; unmixed color; original color (of a painting, etc. as opposed to a reproduction)
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
sincere; honest; faithful
whatever happens; no matter what; under any circumstances; in any case; at all costs; at any price
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
to point down; to look down; to get worse; to begin to fall (e.g. of a price)
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
complete; whole; perfect; safe
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
to talk to oneself; to mutter
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; eccentricity; person with unusual tastes; eccentric; oddball
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
(about) medium; middle; average
Taoist; person of high morals; Buddhist monk; immortal mountain wizard; Taoist immortal
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
way of talking; speaking style
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
touché; you've got me there