certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
now that you say that; now that you mention it
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
to apologize; to apologise
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
presence (impressive quality)
cannot be compared with; no match for
the very best; excellent; superb
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
wild enthusiasm; being crazy about
(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to be talked about; to get a name for oneself; to get publicity
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish