backyard; background; room in a store or restaurant not open to customers (often storage room)
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to pour oil on (something); to anoint with oil; to turn up; to add fuel (e.g. to a dispute); to rev up
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
to mistake one thing for another; to mix up two things; to confuse two things; to misunderstand; to misapprehend
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
unworthy; unbecoming; improper
tone-deafness; amusia; tone-deaf; off-key; having no sense (of something); being hopeless (when it comes to something)
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
modern person; people of today
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
one's nature; characteristic; inherent; natural
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to incur someone's enmity
prejudice; bias; distorted view
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
single; simple; sole; individual; unitary
in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way
mental; spiritual; emotional
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)