handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown
single; simple; sole; individual; unitary
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
relativity; relative; facing (e.g. a problem); confronting
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
this and that; such and such
blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
fidelity; truth; authenticity; credibility
thorough investigation; close inquiry; pursuit (e.g. of the truth)
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
one line; (a) single line; boundary; line (between things); forefront; front line
to look down on; to make light of
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
February; second month of the lunar calendar
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
cookie; biscuit; cookie; browser cookie
putting on the market; putting on sale; making commercially available; commercial; off-the-shelf; store-bought
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel
out of one's league; facing a too tough opponent; outclassed
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
warming (something) in a vessel placed in hot water
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander
to stereotype; to squeeze into a pattern; to regiment