grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
to use within an inch of its life; to use every little bit of; to get the most out of
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
best article under heaven; peerless
stirring; rousing oneself
adhering to; being a stickler for; being particular about; worrying too much about
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
on the occasion of; at the time of
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
good humour (humor); good mood
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
directly opposite; right in front
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to entertain; to make welcome
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
very small amount; insignificant thing; negligible amount
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
general; popular; common; typical
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
omnivorousness; polyphagia; omnivorous; polyphagous
to feel hungry; to get hungry
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
softly; mildly; gently; politely
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner