thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
care; precaution; guarding; caution
children's story; fairy tale
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
one's last moments; (on) the point of death; (on) one's deathbed
to become better; to improve
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
old book; rare book; classic; secondhand book; used book
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
tone (of speech, writing, etc.); style
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
valuable article; valuables
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take warning from
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
interior design; interior; upholstery
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
and; thereupon; because of that
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till