elaborate but slow execution; polished but slow work
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
more than anything; above all else
inquiry; enquiry; query; reference
tip-top; top; top-drawer; best; foremost; elite
forgery; falsification; fabrication; counterfeiting
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
applications; uses; how to operate; operation procedures
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
(courteous) invitation; call
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
high dimension; higher dimensions
something created (e.g. by the gods); creature
evident; plain; distinct; clear
distance; interval; gap; difference; estrangement
looks; personal appearance; features
ridgeline; lines of a mountain ridge
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth