unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
to exercise one's ingenuity; to come up with an ingenious plan
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
deep emotion; being filled with emotion
to forget to say; to forget to mention
donor; contributor; provider
since one was born; (in) all one's life
old-timer; veteran; senior; old stump; old roots
to connect (with a different flight, train, etc.); to make a connection; to change (planes, trains, etc.)
look; appearance; spectacle; sight; observation meditation; outlook on ...
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
to go astray; to become corrupt; to go bad
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
equally (talented, etc.); evenly; neck and neck; nip and tuck
detestable; despicable; abhorrent
flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
imitation; counterfeit; fake; sham; ersatz (object)
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
flurry of snow in a clear sky; winter wind which brings scattered snowflakes or raindrops; skin eruptions cause by a cold or fever
to get (much) colder; to deepen (cold); to feel cold (of the body); to be chilled to the bones; to worsen (of relations, economic conditions, etc.)
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
muffler; scarf; comforter; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
school bag; school satchel
wrapping; lapping (i.e. grinding, polishing)
present; gift; to give a present or gift
regret; repentance; remorse