true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
skyscraping; very high; above the clouds; above this mortal world
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
to cook (food); to manage well; to handle well
to be surprised; to be astonished
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
considerably; greatly; a lot
wholeheartedly; single-mindedly; earnestly; intently; determinedly
feigning ignorance; acting dumb
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
to express (in words); to confess
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2
publication; issue (of journal, newspaper, etc.); issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising an event (software)
appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a printing type)
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to finger; to touch; to play with; to grope; to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.)
bare thighs; inner thigh; intercrural sex
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK