subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
to collapse; to fall down (in a heap)
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
not understanding; not knowing
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
the other day; lately; recently
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
raw materials; ingredients
having not the slightest idea
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
color of honey (colour); honey-colored; honey-coloured
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become indistinct; to become impure (of one's heart, a society, etc.); to be corrupted
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
compensation; indemnification; reparation; restitution; recompense
fee; charge; rate; material
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
unintelligible language; incoherent language; talking nonsense; babble; gibberish; jargon
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
appeal (e.g. for peace); plea; appeal (of something); attractiveness; appeal (to the referee); emphasizing
how much; how many; to what extent; oh my god; how; what the
expulsion; ousting; ejection; dismissal; banishment
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
woman; lady; adult female
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
timidity; cowardice; prudence; pedantry
(a person's) appearance; looks
spy; secret agent; spying