previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
coincident with; while; simultaneously
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
cheap; rubbishy; shoddy; roughly made
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
temple festival; fair; fete day; day related to a particular deity and thought to bring divine blessing to those who celebrate it
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
sales pitch; sales lure; catchphrase
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
effect; efficacy; virtue; benefit
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain