accurate; correct; precise; exact
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
not a pretty sight; appalling; not a good look
to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent
attractive face and figure
pride; boast; credit (to)
birth; creation; formation
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
appointment; assignment; promotion
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
peerless; matchless; unrivaled; unrivalled; unequaled; unequalled
difficult to ...; hard to ...
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
corridor; hallway; passageway
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
recuperation; medical treatment
a reclusive life; living secluded from the world; leading a sequestered life
flying bird; soaring bird
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
Lights are usually followed by shadows
study; research; investigation
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
in all sincerity; truthfully; honestly
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable