unnatural; affected; studied; forced
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
single word; a few words; brief comment
to apologize; to apologise
complete; whole; perfect; safe
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
diagnosis; medical examination
how long; how far; how much
simply put; putting it simply; in short
in name only; titular; nominal
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
trembling from fear; trembling all over
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to flare up; to burst into flames
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
perfect; complete; flawless
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
accumulation; accumulate; store
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
to watch intently; to stare