small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
imagination; supposition; guess
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
immediately; at once; right away; directly; in person; first hand
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
constancy; integrity; fidelity; principle; faithfulness; honor
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
unrefined (character, manners); mean; vulgar; bad taste; lacking style
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
due form; official; formality
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
self-restraint; voluntary restraint; self-imposed control; self-discipline
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
green light; (giving) permission; OK
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
minimum; at the very least
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)