unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
go that far; to that extent
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
metre; meter; meter; gauge
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
painstaking piece of work; work of great effort; tour de force; toil; labor; labour
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to this extent; to this degree; this much; this little
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
question; inquiry; enquiry
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
book; volume; this; present; main; head
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
to fit the mold; to fit the mould; to be standard; to be customary; to be unoriginal; to be stale
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
on countless occasions; many a time