dual nature; bilateral character; two-facedness; two-sidedness
fallen angel; Lucifer; demon; Satan
featureless (face); expressionless; flat; flat (terrain); smooth
dignified; majestic; stately; lordly; commanding
(large) compilation; culmination (of hard work)
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
realistic; practical; grounded
steady; sound; reliable; solid
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
very careful; thoroughly prepared
deferment (e.g. of savings); leaving (a thing) as it stands; unredeemed; unredeemable; irredeemable
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
one's grasp of the situation; knowing how matters stand
control tower; conning tower; leader; commander; playmaker; game maker
whirr; hum; buzz; whoosh; woosh; whiz
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
multiple choice (e.g. question)
unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)
correlation diagram; correlation chart
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
gushing out; welling up; springing up
homogenization; homogenisation
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
distance; perspective; far and near; here and there
already; now; no longer; not any more
seedling; sapling; young tree
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
good-for-nothing; parasite; deadbeat; loafer; drone; idler
pointing and calling (occupational safety method)
mixture of wheat and chaff; mixture of the good and bad; jumble of wheat and tares
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
measured amount (esp. of medicine); dosing; manner of seasoning; making adjustments based on experience; doing something by feel