dilution; watering down; inflation (of budget, claim, etc.); padding
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
dose; installment; instalment
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
since when; from when; how long
haughty; arrogant; proud; stuck-up
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
next year; next fiscal year
generation; the world; the age
Chinese whispers; telephone (game)
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
(air) bubble (esp. in a liquid)
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
again; once more; a second time
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to save face; to show deference; to make someone look good
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
to be able to manage somehow or another
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
lacquer ware; lacquerware; lacquer work; lacquerwork
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
prickling; stinging; tingling