derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
avarice; greed; covetousness; raga (desire)
to intend; to be sure that
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
each day; from day to day; day-to-day
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
one leaf; one page; one sheet; (arch.) one boat
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to fail; to screw up; to stuff up
infection; contagion; becoming infected
covering; protection; backing; relief
to carry something into a place
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
to soak through; to be deeply impressed
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm
to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
to be grieved at heart; to be troubled; to be worried; to trouble oneself (about something)
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
coloured glasses; tinted glasses; sunglasses; biased view; preconceived view
to see through; to see the true nature of something
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
to be lacking in options; to be too few
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
supply; provision; raising; procurement
seasoning; flavour; flavor
as a child; when one was a child
day and night; around the clock; always; constantly
financial power; financial means; wealth
dodgy dealings; monkey business