paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight
person of paramount authority; supreme wielder of power
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
promissory note; written acknowledgment of debt; IOU
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
to have a talk; to tell a story
rest; break; recess; intermission
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
to have stiff shoulders; to feel ill at ease; to feel uncomfortable; serious; sober
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
last night; yesterday evening
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
environment; surroundings; circumstances
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
glutton; gormandizer; gormandiser