outward appearance; apparent
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
important task; important duty; important mission; heavy responsibility
just; exactly; precisely; perfectly; sharp
to be embarrassed; to lose face
to face on; to look out on to
form (as opposed to substance); format; form; formality; form; mode
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
very intensive training; very hard training
very cheesy; very flashy; extremely gaudy
primary colour; primary color; pure color; unmixed color; original color (of a painting, etc. as opposed to a reproduction)
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
painstaking piece of work; work of great effort; tour de force; toil; labor; labour
from the viewpoint of; according to
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
mincing; cutting; rapping (a percussion instrument); beating; shredded tobacco; interval
stands; bleachers; stand (e.g. newspaper stand); counter (e.g. lunch counter); stand (e.g. inkstand); desk lamp
to practice; to practise; to train; to drill; to become practiced; to become practised
colour; color; hue; tints
hook (high point of a song); chorus
the very best; excellent; superb
thickness; profundity; depth; thickness; strong and tight group or wall of stones
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
(feeling of) identification; sense of unity
singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
comprehensive; composite; all-round; all-embracing; general; overall
attendance; number of spectators
pick; plectrum; ice pick; pickaxe; pick (of an ice axe); pick (tool for picking a lock)