excessive; too much; unreasonable
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
simple and clear; plain and simple
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
factory; plant; mill; workshop
removal; taking away; dismantling (a building, facilities, etc.); withdrawal (of troops)
raw metal; unprocessed metal; base metal (for plating); (one's) true character; (one's) true colors
at regular intervals; evenly spaced
to blow through; to blow across
zhen (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: thunder, east)
on and after; from ... onward; since
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
theatre; theater; playhouse
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
apathy; indifference; listlessness; athymia
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
build; physique; frame; constitution
one's natural voice; one's normal speaking voice; chest voice; modal voice
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour