due to the nature of one's job; because of one's line of work
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
process; course; mechanism
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
lump together; put all together
to go back to the starting point
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
discrimination; discernment; identification
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
to become dim; to become blurred
light; faint; pale; fleeting
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
quadrilateral; quadrangle; tetragon
under 1 year old (of a baby); (lit.) 0 years old
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
primary colour; primary color; pure color; unmixed color; original color (of a painting, etc. as opposed to a reproduction)
nice; likeable; desirable
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
memo book; memo pad; notebook; notepad; scratchpad; scratch pad
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind