nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
to eat up; to consume (completely)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
established theory; accepted opinion; accepted explanation
things to note; matters that require attention; important points; considerations; precautions; suggestions
fixed interval; fixed period
otherwise; or else; if not
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
writing; composition; essay; sentence
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
source of information; intelligence source; message source
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
to take a breath; to take a short rest
erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry
hey; listen; look here; I say
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
seeing in the dark; night vision
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over (something); pondering
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
forgetting; lapse of memory
interference; intervention; meddling
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen
material; substance; matter
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)