this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
(raised) footpath between rice fields; ridge between rice fields
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
spine; backbone; spinal column
you could say; you might say; verging on the
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
rope; cord; policeman's rope
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to complain; to make a complaint
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
wherein; therein; thereinto
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
innumerable; countless; numberless
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable; to feel on edge
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
to bend; to warp; to curve
vent; ventilation opening
thickness; profundity; depth
drill; gimlet; awl; auger
patiently; with perseverance
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
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 cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
to faint; to lose consciousness; to feel overwhelmed; to be astounded
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
principle; theory; fundamental truth