small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
notes; comment; remark; annotation
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
(starting) from nothing; from scratch
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
instruction (in martial arts, performance, etc.); teaching; coaching
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
shopping; purchased goods
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
veil of darkness; curtain of night
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
considerable; formidable; tremendous; really something else; exceptional; impressive
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
to grapple with (each other); to tussle with; to wrestle with; to scuffle with
to gain experience; to get accustomed (with something)