rather than; more ... than ...
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
hair dyed brown; brown-dyed hair
feeling; sense; impression
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
half joking; being (only) half serious; (in a) jocular vein
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)