to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
rough; casual (clothing); rough (of a golf course); rough sketch; rough draft
perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy; lazy; careless; noncommittal
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
personal; individual; private
in one's own way or style
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
mode of life; ecology; (animal) territory
settlement; conclusion; summary
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
woman; female; feminine gender
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
host (of a party, summit, etc.); host (of male host club)
direct transmission (of mystery, skill, secret, etc.); initiation
heading; headline; index; headword
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
article; news story; report; account
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees