to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
natural monument; protected species (animal, habitat, etc.)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
specialization; specialisation
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
dullard (gen. from not picking up on other people's feelings)
boorishness; coarseness; stupidity
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
matter of concern and interest
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
society; the world; the times
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account