employment (long term); hire
notice; attention; observation
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
much less; to say nothing of
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
index finger; forefinger; second toe
serious look (on one's face); straight face
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
literally; to the letter; literal
running through (north-south); cutting across; travelling across; cutting vertically; sectioning longitudinally
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
messenger; envoy; emissary
speech; expression; wording; language
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
haughty; arrogant; proud; stuck-up