(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
(all) important positions; every strategic point; each key post; (all) important parts; every important point
sense of orientation; sense of direction
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
lack of harmony; lack of balance; lack of coordination; ataxia
although I say; although one might say; although called
area of expertise; (one's) field; (one's) line
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
considerably; greatly; a lot
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
necessary information; required fields (e.g. in a form)
no matter how much time passes
terminal; computer terminal; information access device (smartphone, tablet, book-reader, etc.); end (e.g. of a roll of film)
fact-finding investigation; investigation into actual conditions; fact-finding survey
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
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to become late; to fall behind; to lag; to pass (of time)
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
natural; reasonable; obvious
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
boiled and half-dried bonito
shock resistance; impact resistance
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to say no more; to sink into silence
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
pearls thrown before swine; unused possession; useless possession; waste of talent
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
promotional model (at a trade show, etc.); female guide (at a convention); hostess (of a party, banquet, etc.); companion