(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
observation; survey; watching
trait; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
belle of society; queen of high society
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
study; pursuit of knowledge
difficult to ...; hard to ...
reason; cause; circumstances
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
intelligence gathering; information gathering
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
to fall on one's shoulders (e.g. responsibility, duty)
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
lining; backing; backing up (e.g. a theory); support; bolstering
nothing but; none other than
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate; to depart from (the norm, etc.)
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
to call out; to ask someone to come
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)