minute; fine; delicate; accurate; precise; elaborate
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
hewn stone; quarried stone; ashlar; flagstone
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
racketeer; thug; rogue; bully; fixer
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
to be conspicuous; to stand out
lantern (esp. handheld oil lamp); hurricane lamp
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
head; lead; vanguard; first
succeeding; following; trailing; next
blockhead; dunce; dimwit; dolt; slowcoach; slowpoke
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
flustered; flurried; (shocked) speechless
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
manners; courtesy; etiquette
how; in what way; in what manner
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping