while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
outstanding; excellent; remarkable
butter from cow's milk; storax (resin); styrax; toad venom
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
with no physical defects; in perfectly good health; sound in wind and limb
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
in the end; at the end of the day
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
(measuring) scale; rule; scale; scope; (musical) scale; weighing scale
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
good performance; good work; great success
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
intelligence quotient; IQ
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
general idea; concept; notion
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
foreign; abroad; overseas
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
example; illustration; precedent
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
near oneself; close to one; familiar
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
withdrawal symptoms; abstinence syndrome
curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
special; particular; peculiar; unique
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative