lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
tension; mental strain; nervousness
expression; look; countenance; face
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
the touch of; feel of; texture
(someone else's) child; child; kid
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
softly; mildly; gently; politely
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to be enlivened; to be exhilarated
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
craftsman; artisan; workman; carpenter
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
small; fine; detailed; stingy
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation