center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
good young man; agreeable youth
solely; entirely; only; or
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
narrow; thin (sized); slender
form of a character (e.g. simplified, traditional); type; typeface; font
third day of the month; three days
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
writing; composition; essay; sentence
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
facilitator; programme director; steering committee (chair)
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
adverse circumstances; adversity
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
hot blood; warm blood; zeal; fervor; fervour
does not match (one's, its) appearance
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved