good quality; fine quality; superior quality; high quality
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
skillful handling of a kitchen knife
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
had better ...; had better not ...
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
guess; conjecture; surmise
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
hostility; animosity; enmity
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
it is I who should say so
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
match; game; bout; contest
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago