a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
right beside; close to; nearby
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
cultivation of aesthetic sensibility; education in good taste
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
just because; even if; even though
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
to become clear; to be made public
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
light-emitting diode; LED
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
stands; bleachers; stand (e.g. newspaper stand); counter (e.g. lunch counter); stand (e.g. inkstand); desk lamp
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
doorstop; door stop; door stopper
now that you say that; now that you mention it
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
leakage; omission; oversight; I; me
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
almost; roughly; approximately
admiration; wonder; astonishment
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
weather strip; weather stripping; sealing up (a window); putting on eyeliner (in theatre)
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
grasp; catch; understanding
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
simulation; simulation (of a foul); diving; flopping
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)