overspec; over-engineered; overqualified (job candidate)
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest
by myself; in person; by oneself
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
such; this sort of; like this
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
level of happiness; degree of happiness
maximization; maximisation
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
preference; priority; precedence
sense of values; values; value system
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
going to the United States
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
platform; home; home base; home plate