but; however; provided that
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
God doesn't give with both hands; God does not give two gifts; heaven does not grant people more than one talent
aphorism; epigram; witticism; bon mots
law and order; discipline
to differ depending on ...
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
genius; prodigy; natural gift
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
along the road; along the way
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
innate ability; innate talent; natural gift
great talents mature late
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
faint hopes; dim prospects; little hope; unlikely (to be successful)
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time
self-analysis; autoanalysis
spacious; roomy; broad; wide; extensive
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master