cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
bargain sale; selling cheaply; giving out freely
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
hovering one's chopsticks back and forth over side dishes, when trying to choose which one to take (a breach of etiquette)
bad mannered; naughty; misbehaving
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
to cut corners; to be shoddy
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
without; but if; otherwise; or else
unfairness; injustice; partiality
sooner or later; in time; eventually
day after day; day by day
to differ; to vary; to disagree
to some degree; up to a point; to some extent
to deal with a large number
depending on; dependent on
ageing; aging; senile deterioration
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation