careful reading; reading thoroughly; perusal
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
plastic-surgery beauty; woman made beautiful by cosmetic surgery
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to warm up to; to get interested in; to get excited by
delusion; trick of the imagination
one hundred years ago; a hundred year previously
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
ill-natured; twisted; ill-natured person; twisted person
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
that's the way it is; such is life
report; return (e.g. tax); statement; declaration; notification; filing
unanimous agreement; unanimity
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
to grimace; to make a wry face; to contort one's face
squint; cross-eyed; mistaken view
to half-rise to one's feet
annoying; infuriating; provoking; irritating; aggravating; vexing
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
villain; baddie; the villain's part
quick; rapid; swift; satisfactory