such ... as; or some such
swallowing without chewing; swallowing (e.g. a story); accepting without questioning
real thing; original; actual
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
young girl; lass; adolescent female
indescribable; having no way to express
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
no exception; without exception; always the same
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
such; like that; that sort of
meaning; significance; sense
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
something; some kind of; for some reason
faint, ironic or bittersweet smile
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
at once; there and then; immediately
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to sit down at the dining table (with someone); to eat with company; to share a table
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
brown; light brown; tawny
the same generation; coeval
rare; exceptional; extraordinary; unique; incomparable; unparalleled
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
deadline; closing; closing (a door, window, etc.); cofferdam
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to exchange (things); to convert (currency); to be in contrast (to); to contrast (with)
painter; artist; illustrator
lazybones; good-for-nothing; idler; slacker; loafer
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
affectation; showiness; pretence