letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
equality; impartiality; evenness
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against someone; to play (a game, match, etc.) against someone
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
whatever happens; no matter what; under any circumstances; in any case; at all costs; at any price
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
I can relate (to that); that happens to me as well; that's all too familiar to me; something often encountered or experienced; something many people can relate to; all-too-familiar story
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
self-; from (a time or place)
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take as a lesson
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to apply (of a rule); to be applicable (of standards, lessons, ideas, etc.); to hold true (e.g. of a description); to fit; to be suitable (e.g. of a word); to meet (requirements)
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
boring; dull; uninteresting
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to mistake (A for B); to misread
charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity
to hide; to keep to oneself
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very