annual (plant); first-year student
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
very small amount of money; penny; cent; nickel; dime
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to exclude; to leave out (of conversations, etc.); to freeze out; to send to Coventry
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
solitude; loneliness; isolation
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
particularly; only; in the case of
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding