chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
a little; a bit; slightly
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
supreme; sublime; highest
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
dry taste (e.g. sake, wine); a liking for sake; one who likes sake; salty (taste); harsh; scathing
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
mental; spiritual; emotional
action; operation; effect; function
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
if you think about it; come to think of it
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
chance (of success); odds
to mix; to stir; to blend
index finger; forefinger; second toe
pensive (or worried) look on one's face
nothing but; none other than