after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
serious look (on one's face); straight face
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
not just once; more than once; many times; again and again
spire; steeple; pinnacle; minaret
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely
dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
to be at a loss; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be pressed for; to be pinched for; to become poor
to distinguish between; to tell the difference between
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
well-behaved (esp. of children and pets); obedient; good
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
modesty; humility; being humble
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
outward appearance; looks
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
inside; interior; (within) one's mind; one's soul; one's heart
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
means; expedient; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
to lie; to pretend; to feign; to deceive; to trick
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to overdo; to do too much
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
person who gets lonely easily; person who does not like to be alone; person who craves company
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
personal; individual; private
to assemble; to put together; to set up; to form (words, sentences, etc.)
sense of values; values; value system
failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave on one's liver
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)