derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
to be valuable as scrap; to be able to do other work; to have marketable skills
long ago; a long time ago; already
selection; choice; picking out
to have a relationship; to have relations
soccer club (at a school); football club
club activities; extracurricular activities
adviser; advisor; consultant
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
life and death; life or death
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
troublesome; annoying; complicated
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
(with a) click (e.g. camera shutter); (with a) snap
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
eating between meals; snacking
fish-based cooking; fish dish
smelling of mud or earth; unrefined; uncouth
coastline; shoreline; coastal railway
river fish; freshwater fish
sense of smell; olfaction
to reason; to sum up; to conclude