cultivation of aesthetic sensibility; education in good taste
failure; mistake; blunder
assertiveness; positiveness; initiative; spirit of enterprise
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to talk; to chat; to chatter
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
Western (film genre); Western music (North America); country and western music
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
freckles; buckwheat chaff
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle