about; concerning; related to; -ish
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
person in charge (of an area of work, etc.); person responsible; contact (person)
point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
operation (of a machine); running; working (and earning money); workload; deployment (e.g. to a production environment); release
corpuscle; minute particle; particulate
sound of operation; operation noise; running noise
factory; plant; mill; workshop
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
article; item; thing; goods; wares
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
middle; center; heart; midst (e.g. of a storm); peak (e.g. of a season); (the) height (of something)
dead-leaf color; yellowish brown
to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion
pollution; contamination; corruption; graft
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness; uprightness; integrity; scrupulousness
to dye; to colour; to color
detached; aloof; indifferent
haughty; arrogant; supercilious
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
work-in-progress; working state
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
to steal a glance (at); to look furtively (at); to take a peek (at)
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off