contradiction; inconsistency
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
that's the way it is; such is life
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
oversized (clothing); baggy; rolling in (of money); (profiting) greatly; sloshing (e.g. of water); gushing
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
thickness; profundity; depth
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
to write incorrectly; to miswrite; to spoil (e.g. a letter) due to writing mistakes; to ruin; to make a mess of
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
deficit; shortage; loss; being partially broken; being partially missing; being partially removed
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
serious; severe; grave; acute
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)