to garnish; to serve (a dish) with; to join together; to put together; to compare; to check (against)
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
assortment; product lineup
(intentional) overcharging; rip-off; highway robbery
in a bad temper; cranky; crabby
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to take one's leave; to excuse oneself; to resign (from); to step down; to decline; to turn down
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
bust-waist-hip measurements; vital statistics
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
keen eye; sharp eye; keen insight; keen perception
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
to cringe with fear; to cower with fright; to be terribly afraid
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to cry one's eyes out; to make one's eyes swollen from crying
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming
to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)
assertion; declaration; affirmation
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
to have a chill run down one's spine
colourful; colorful; multicoloured; various; varied; variegated
similar instance; similar case; parallel case; analogy
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
slider; slider (e.g. volume control); slide (e.g. water slide, playground slide); slider (of a zipper); slider (sandwich)