(not) even once; (not) ever
to blow fiercely; to rage; (arch.) to play (a flute, etc.) for fun
fair-skinned; light-complexioned
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
menial; meanness; servility; abject
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
unknown; unidentified; unspecified
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
to give an impression; to make an impression
portrait; likeness; sketch (of a face)
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
to breathe out; to exhale
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
long and narrow; lanky; gangling; spindly
thick (paper, cloth, etc.); heavy
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
South Pole; the Antarctic; Antarctica
visit to console someone; giving comfort (to the sick, injured, etc.); expressing condolences (sympathy, concern, etc.); sympathy call
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of