the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
tail (animal); tail end; tip
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
to leave one's footprints; to leave one's mark on; to leave a message (behind)
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
unprecedented; record-breaking
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
ordinary; in the past; usual; regular
simple and kind; innocent
pure and good; unmixed and of high quality; good-natured; genuine; wholesome
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
person of culture; cultured person
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
guess; conjecture; surmise
clothes (that one is wearing); wearing clothes
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
justice; fairness; impartiality
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
proof to the contrary; disproof; counter-evidence; rebuttal; refutation
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
big fuss over nothing; much cry and little wool; much ado about nothing
no exception; without exception; always the same