sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
(in) dire straits; (in a) serious bind; (in a) big pinch
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
genius; prodigy; natural gift
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
memorization power; ability to remember; (good) memory
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
to faint; to lose consciousness; to feel overwhelmed; to be astounded
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
just a handful; only a small number (of)
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
while; during (the time when)
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to spend time (on doing something)
to shade an account; to add something extra
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
order; sequence; procedure
blood relationship; blood relations; being genetically related
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to be a matter of life or death
to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection (e.g. natural selection)
to gradually disappear; to be vanishing
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to be wildly different; to be on a completely different scale; to be in a different league; to be poles apart; to stand no comparison; (lit.) to be on a different order of magnitude
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
(nth) power; counter for vehicles; multiplication; Buddha's teachings