endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; nature (of something); character; kind
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
question; inquiry; enquiry
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
companion; partner; spouse
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
amorous feelings; feeling of being in love
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
average height; average body height
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
decolourization; decolorization; decolourisation; decolorisation; bleaching
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
very young; little; childish; immature
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because