doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
on the least pretext; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance; at the drop of a hat
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
key to a solution; first step toward a solution; thread to unravel a mystery
oops; that's enough (when pouring up alcohol, etc.)
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
evolution; evolution; becoming more advanced; progress
United Kingdom; UK; Britain; England
solo exhibition; one-man exhibition; one-woman exhibition
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing
(large) body; (bulky) frame; (hulking) figure
to fiddle with; to monkey around with
favorite; favourite; habitually used
feature of the season; something characteristic of a particular season; poem about natural scenery or a particular season
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
personification; impersonation; embodiment
monolith; large slab of rock; unity (of a group, organization, etc.); unanimity; solidarity
at first; in the beginning; originally
to set about in earnest; to make a strenuous effort; to put one's back into (doing)
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
urine; piss; pee; breaking a contract
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
head; brains; intellect; understanding
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
for the present; for the time being
rational; reasonable; logical
one's only good clothes (suit, dress, etc.); one's only suit of clothes; one's best clothes; one's Sunday best
mental image; mental picture; image
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
fair attack; fair tactics; straightforward approach; standard procedure; established method
universal; omnipresent; ubiquitous
intent; intention; bad faith; mens rea (guilty mind)
difficult to be (in a place); not feeling like staying
ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself); going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly
deep-seated grudge; hatred
to dress oneself up; to deck oneself out
passenger seat; assistant driver's seat