to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
interior design; interior; upholstery
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
at work; in the midst of work; working
comprehensive; composite; all-embracing
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to tell someone's fortune; to forecast; to predict; to divine
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
that's the way it is; such is life
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
grandfather; male senior-citizen
self-consciousness; self-awareness
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful