novice; beginner; starting to run; running off; running away
to lie; to pretend; to feign; to deceive; to trick
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
making (a report, plan, contract, etc.); drawing up; writing out; preparing; creating (a file, website, account, etc.)
to stimulate one's appetite; to whet one's appetite
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to wind (thread, film, etc.)
assertion; declaration; affirmation
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
distribution (e.g. films, rice); rationing (e.g. food, gasoline); food ration
starvation; famine; hunger
to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
workshop; studio; atelier
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
to become empty; to be emptied
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
very rare; very unlikely (to happen); scarcely; seldom; improbable; almost never (occurring)
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
reception (e.g. of visitors); dealing with
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to find out; to discover; to locate
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor); research assistant
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
personal; individual; private
monetary; financial; pecuniary
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
buying a replacement; replacement purchase
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
food expenses; money for food; charge for board
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical