(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
scale; scope; plan; structure
having strings attached (of a loan, etc.); having conditions attached; having a string or cord attached (of a bag, clothing, etc.); something with a string attached; having a lover (of a woman); woman with a male lover
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
to fight against; to oppose; to face
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
improvement in image (of someone or something); improving one's image
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
attractive face and figure
being clearheaded; having a keen (sharp, brilliant) mind
wealthy person; millionaire
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
contrived; false-sounding
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
to pay attention; to be watchful
going along voluntarily to be questioned by police
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to get along well with; to make a go of it
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
short joke; quick one-liner
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
becoming employed by a government office, agency, board, etc.
troops; group members; team members
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
prevention of global warming
supporter (e.g. of the arts); adherent; proponent
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
things at hand; personal belongings
confidentially; privately; off the record