sincere; honest; faithful
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
does not match (one's, its) appearance
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
visit for no reason; go on fool's errand
unique; rare; exceptional; unparalleled; incomparable
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to do together; to share; to participate in
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to tread on thin ice; to go out on a limb; to walk a tightrope; to take risks; (lit.) to cross a dangerous bridge
incident; affair; happening; event
sense of smell; olfaction
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
tedious; boring; being fed up with
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
that is to say; so that means
while alive; during one's lifetime
to take over; to hand over
ease of use; pleasantness of use; comfort level
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
very much; exceedingly; extremely
pearls thrown before swine; unused possession; useless possession; waste of talent
jack of all trades, master of none
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
woodworking; woodworker; carpenter
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
taking no notice; ignoring; not even looking at
old people; seniors; elders; old-timer