miniaturization; miniaturisation; downsizing
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
business world; business circles; (the) industry
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
hardware store; DIY store; home improvement retailer
setting up specially; special installation
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
exercise to help digestion
on the same occasion; at the same time; coincidentally; along with; partly (to do, for)
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
adductor muscle; adductor muscle of a bivalve (e.g. scallop, etc.)
good fences make good neighbors; a hedge between keeps friendship green
stifled laugh; chuckling; snickering
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
with a whoosh; quickly (moving); instantaneously
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
slight; thin; on the weak side
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
lewdness; lewd person; lecher
to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to pout (e.g. lips); to get nervous; to set one's nerves on edge; to raise (e.g. one's voice)
unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time
to cut corners; to be shoddy
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
to Google; to search for information on the WWW
firm; strong; solid; stable
intellectual curiosity; out of curiosity; inquisitiveness
science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits
inquisitive mind; spirit of inquiry; spirit of enquiry
curiosity; inquisitiveness