minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
perfect; complete; flawless
very interesting; of great interest
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
discovery; detection; finding
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness
opinion; point of view; visual point
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
memories; recollections; reminiscence
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
story; tale; talk; discussion
to conform to; to agree with; to be adapted to; to be based on
forcibly; against one's will
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
retreating figure; appearance from behind