have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
means of making a living; source of income; bread and butter; livelihood
to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
from right to left; in one ear and out the other; nice and quick; with speed and address; without further ado
nice; likeable; desirable
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
irresponsible; blithe; heedless; devil-may-care; sloppy; slipshod
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
clear; precise; definite; distinct
glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
meaning; significance; sense
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
to run a shop; to have a shop
completion; accomplishment; attainment of greatness or success
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
father and child; father and son; father and daughter
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
to jar; to creak; to grate
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
nonexistent; unreal; imaginary; spurious
discipline; punishment; reprimand