small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
timid; faint-hearted; wimpish
strong-willed; strong of heart
string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
to chop off; to snip off; to cut off (e.g. a conversation); to fire (a person)
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to add fuel to the fire; to make things worse; to stir things up
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to compare with the eye; to judge by comparison; to take into consideration; to bear in mind
to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
to have a tendency; to be liable to; to have a touch of; to have a smack of
exchange of letters; correspondence
address; address; email address; addressing (the ball)
to ask; to enquire; to query
half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equality; equal footing
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have