pit of one's stomach; bottom of one's heart; one's true feelings; one's innermost thoughts
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
is something that; is that which
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a piece of type)
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
notes; comment; remark; annotation
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
influence; effect; impact
historical view; view of history (from a given point of view)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
other than; excluding; without
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
change; transition; vicissitudes
to suit (one's needs, tastes, purpose, etc.); to serve; to meet (one's expectations, wishes, etc.); to measure up to (e.g. one's ideal); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be consistent with (reason, morality, etc.)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
sharp (eyes, ears, etc.); keen; acute; sharp-witted; shrewd; clever
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
modern person; people of today
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to pretend; to act (as if)