several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
reproducibility; repeatability; duplicability
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
contract; compact; agreement
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
without; but if; otherwise; or else
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
maturing; ripening; aging; ageing; curing; fermenting
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
beautiful; lovely; heartwarming; beautiful
practicality; utility; usefulness
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
to set somebody to work in an arrogant fashion; to push somebody around; (lit.) to indicate by pointing one's chin; to chatter; to jaw; to jabber
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
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.)
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off