even though it is not; despite not
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
in the meanwhile; during the time
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
latter days of the law (one of the three ages of Buddhism); age of the degeneration of the law
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
cemetery guard; crematorium worker
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
all; entire; whole; altogether
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
risky; dangerous; insecure
to dwell (in); to exist (within); to stay (at); to stop (at); to be in the womb (of an unborn child); to be part of a constellation
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
corridor; hallway; passageway
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
since when; from when; how long
to follow; to accompany; to serve; to work under; to obey
beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
conduct; behavior; behaviour
not worth mentioning; nothing special; nothing in particular; no notable ...
to be conspicuous; to stand out
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
and so; therefore; for that reason
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
thin (air); weak (liquid); dilute; lacking (enthusiasm, consideration, substance, etc.); insubstantial; deficient
under the command (of); under the banner (of); influenced (by)
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
special; particular; peculiar; unique
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)