sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
ten (long cylindrical things)
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
personal; individual; private
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
written description of one's thoughts
writing; composition; essay; sentence
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of cost); freelance; one-size
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
successive generations; successive emperors
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
single word; a few words; brief comment
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)