(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
had better ...; had better not ...
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
odd couple; incongruous couple
simply; merely; only; solely
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
in the same way as; just like
place; situation; position; location
just because; even if; even though
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
to become possible; to become able to (do)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
single word; a few words; brief comment
penalty kick; psychokinesis; parkour
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
older sister; elder sister
greengrocer; fruit and vegetable shop
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
no matter how much time passes
of no interest; not interested
look!; there!; here!; that is
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
many; much; a great amount; (arch.) excessive amount
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words