appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
in comparison to; rather than
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
long (time that has passed); old (story)
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to look away; to avert one's eyes
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
don't you think?; indicates question
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
trauma (usu. psychological)
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
appearing with one's (full) name; showing one's name (on a nameplate, etc.)
cooperation; collaboration