manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
preparations; preliminary arrangements; spade work; mise en place; groundwork
to move around; to move about; to get around
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; time killer; wasting time; waste of time
library (usu. single-room); small library
to copy (down); to transcribe
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
not factored in; not included in calculations; unaccounted for; unplanned for
to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
sacred scripture; sacred book; holy book; writings of a sage
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
to read aloud; to read to someone
sprinkling; dropping in small light bits
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
great joy; delight; jubilation
upper level; upper grade; high rank; advanced level; senior level; upper class
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
in public; in company; in the presence of others
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
bribe; sweetener; douceur
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
indeed; really; truly; very much