to cut out; to clip from; to extract
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
pick; plectrum; ice pick; pickaxe; pick (of an ice axe); pick (tool for picking a lock)
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
going through; going via; going by way of
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
to not know how to act or what to do; to be at a loss
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to eat a mouthful; to take a bite
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
likability; favorability; popularity
depending on the situation; depending on circumstances
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
bad ending (in a film, novel, etc.); unhappy ending
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to have a meal; to take a meal
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
infancy; childhood; tender age
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
(political) power; authority; influence