special characteristics; peculiarity; distinctiveness
reason for being; raison d'être
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
treasure house; storage for valuable property
opening fully; full throttle; full power
archeologist; archaeologist
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition
to arouse someone's interest; to whet (appetite); to be appealing; to be intriguing; to be fascinating
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
in one's own way or style
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
natural accompaniment; inseparable pair; inevitable aspect (of something); part and parcel; supplementary printed insert (in a book or magazine); appendix
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
bad taste; poor taste; gaudiness; nastiness; nasty behaviour; perverse disposition
direction; trend; directionality; directivity; goal; aim
full load; being fully loaded (with); being full of (articles, photos, etc.; of a newspaper or magazine); being packed with (e.g. fun, excitement)
haunted house; spook house; haunted house (attraction); haunted attraction
to suspend (from); to hang (down); to dangle
to begin to walk; to set out
highest (e.g. floor); top; best; finest; supreme
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
overall; general; as a whole
along (a river, coast, railway, etc.); on (e.g. a street)
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
various; diverse; different; divergent; divided; conflicting