to lean against; to set against
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
laptop (computer); notebook (computer)
apparently; appears to be
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
running errands (for someone else); errand boy; gofer; dogsbody
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
cooking stove; burner (gas, electric, etc.); range; cooktop; hob
offensive smell; off-flavor; off-flavour
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
(for) one's own use; personal use; private use
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
to taste; to try (food or drink)
detailed; scrupulous; careful; (arch.) diligent; (arch.) honest; (arch.) upright
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
looking on; remaining a spectator
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
primness; prim person; clear soup
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
slime; sliminess; mucus; viscous liquid
sign; indication; trace; somehow; for some reason; seeming to be