meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
speedy; as rapid as possible; as soon as possible
practical business; practical work experience; practicum; practice
to use completely; to use up; to exhaust; to exhaust somebody's civility; to give up (on someone)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to talk; to chat; to chatter
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
expression; presentation; representation; notation
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
now; the present time; just now; another; more
immediately; right away; on the spot
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
it is not (like that) either
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
lightning; electric illumination; light from an electric source
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
things on hand; things in stock; money on hand; money in one's wallet; on hand; in stock
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage