to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
each and every person (saying); one and all; unanimously; in unison; separately; individually
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
virtue; charm; merit; good point
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to draw the line (between two situations); to make a clear distinction; to make it clear where one stands; to take clear responsibility for (mistakes, etc.)
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
sympathy; empathy; response
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
place; situation; position; location
symmetry; balance; proportion; uniformity
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
(editorial) supervision; general editorship; supervising director
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
every person; each one; everybody
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse