in the end; at the end of the day
not necessarily so; is not always true
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
sorry; excuse me; thank you
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
criticism; critique; review; commentary
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
great difference; major mistake
old friend; familiar face
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
suspension of business; temporary closure (of a store, school, etc.); shutdown; holiday
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
person with supernatural power; person capable of extrasensory perception
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
way of talking; speaking style
stimulating; exciting; provocative
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
hearsay; learning by hearsay