in the end; at the end of the day
paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight
one's characteristics as a writer; characteristics of a creator
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
to talk (someone) down; to argue down; to silence; to put (someone) in their place; to corner in an argument; to get the better of
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
to invent a pretext for a quarrel; to pick a fight
almost every day; almost daily
to feel comforted; to be in good spirits; to feel better; to trifle with; to fool around with
redundancy; superfluity; useless addition
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to weigh on one's mind; to worry one; to be concerned about
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
veteran (in a particular field); person with a lot of experience; old hand
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort
to lie; to pretend; to feign; to deceive; to trick
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
to some extent; to a certain extent
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
hearing casually; hearing by chance; learning by hearsay
hearsay; learning by hearsay
to have an idea; to have a clue
to have the memory of having done something oneself
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
creator; inventor; creative; content creator; developer
karma; result of one's karma; fate; uncontrollable temper
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
established practice; custom