to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
tool; implement; means; furniture
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
light blue; pale blue; aqua
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to be intricate; to be elaborate; to be complicated; to be complex
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to look away; to avert one's eyes
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
now that you say that; now that you mention it
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
jack of all trades, master of none
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
made-to-order; custom-made
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess