I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
single colour (color); monochrome
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
severe criticism; damnation
establishment; settlement
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)
that is to say; so that means
science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
extraordinary; uncommon; remarkable; unusual; rare; prodigious
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
feeling of solidity; three-dimensionality; drawing highlights
encompassing; covering (exhaustively); including (all of); comprising; comprehending
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
adjustment; tweaking; improvement; modification; tinkering; minor alteration
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic