by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
four-eyes; four-eyed bastard
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
I don't know; I don't understand
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
handwriting; handwritten; hand-drawn; hand-painted
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
no concern of mine; nothing to do with me
overly familiar; overfamiliar; too friendly; too free; cheeky
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
near; close by; within reach; familiar
in a tousled manner; in a ruffled fashion; in a disorderly manner; with a fluster; confusedly; messily
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected