grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
carrying (on one's person); taking with one
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
making efficient; optimization
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
in accordance with; according to
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
action; operation; effect; function
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
impossible; unlikely; improbable
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
substantiation; materialization; materialisation; (specific to object language classes) instantiation
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
almost; roughly; approximately
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
story; tale; talk; discussion