direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
one's common name; one's popular name; alias; house name
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
work of art; artwork; objet d'art
many; numerous; various; large number of
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
creative work (e.g. artistic, literary)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
not limited to; not just ...
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
image; figure; figure; form; image
watermark (in a stamp, banknote, etc.); openwork (engraving, carving, etc.)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
genuine article; real thing; real deal
layperson's judgment (opinion)
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
(large) compilation; culmination (of hard work)
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
any of; either of; (to) any
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
young person; youth; young
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to score a goal (basket, etc.); to sink a shot
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly