deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude
setting a place; setting the table
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; one-year period
fancy restaurant; expensive restaurant
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
racial discrimination; racism
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
ritual stamping in the ring; lineup; appearance together
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
supervised; under surveillance
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
brave figure; valiant figure; heroic figure; gallant figure
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
warp (fictional faster-than-light spacecraft propulsion)
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
supernatural phenomenon; paranormal phenomenon; anomalous phenomenon
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to be unable to understand; to baffle one's understanding; to be beyond one's comprehension
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with