seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to work out a plan of deception; to scheme; (arch.) to think up a plan; (arch.) to think over a plan; (arch.) to discuss; (arch.) to consult
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
don't you think?; indicates question
hardness and softness; hard line and moderate line
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
joint; seam; joining point
to give an order; to place an order; to have made to order
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
while; even though; despite
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
genuine article; real thing; real deal
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about