easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
as one pleases; self-indulgently; freely; without restraint; at will
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
apologies for the crude food
together; mutually; reciprocally; adds a nuance of solemnity or formality
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to have to wait (for the realization of something hoped for); to be forced to postpone
that's not my concern; that's none of my business; that's not on me
that's a different matter; that's a different story
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
busybody; meddler; nosey parker
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
on the least pretext; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance; at the drop of a hat
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
key to a solution; first step toward a solution; thread to unravel a mystery
oops; that's enough (when pouring up alcohol, etc.)
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
evolution; evolution; becoming more advanced; progress
United Kingdom; UK; Britain; England
solo exhibition; one-man exhibition; one-woman exhibition
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing
(large) body; (bulky) frame; (hulking) figure
to fiddle with; to monkey around with
favorite; favourite; habitually used
feature of the season; something characteristic of a particular season; poem about natural scenery or a particular season
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
personification; impersonation; embodiment
monolith; large slab of rock; unity (of a group, organization, etc.); unanimity; solidarity
at first; in the beginning; originally
to set about in earnest; to make a strenuous effort; to put one's back into (doing)
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
urine; piss; pee; breaking a contract
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
head; brains; intellect; understanding
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
for the present; for the time being
rational; reasonable; logical