variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
error; mistake; slip; bug
until now; so far; up to the present
ill will; malice; evil intent
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
covered with; stained; smeared
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
pilling; lint; furball; hairball; trichobezoar
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to be discouraged; to shrink from
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
forward inclination (of the body); bending forward; anteversion
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each
to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
to cross one's mind; to spring to mind; to occur to one
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
ago; since; before; previous