small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
doing as one is told; yes-man
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)
going around; patrol; round; tour
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
that's a different matter; that's a different story
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
related (by blood); blood-related; of the same blood
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid
to live; to reside; to inhabit
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to be relieved; to feel relieved
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances