true; real; genuine; proper; utter
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
observation; survey; watching
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
special occupation; principal occupation; specialty; monopoly
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
bent back; hunchback; stoop
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
tendency; trend; inclination
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
worthy of special mention
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
revising (e.g. manuscript); rewriting; revised manuscript
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
materials; data; document
the same; the said; likewise
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
cannot be compared with; no match for
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
sincere; earnest; serious
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
generosity; magnanimity; tolerance; length and capacity; measures
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
to be discouraged; to shrink from
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
absorption; suction; attraction
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
strength; power; proficiency; ability
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
very; much; greatly; a lot of
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
common sense; general knowledge; common knowledge
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
that's the way it is; such is life
one way or the other; either way