minimum; at the very least
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
to rain (drops on the large side); to go to pieces; to be taken apart
immediately; right away; on the spot
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
to have (something) innate; to be born with
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
quickly; briefly; rashly; carelessly; (flowing) in trickles
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
to try to do; to attempt to do
hand net; dip net; scoop net
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
to repeat; to do over again
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
stature; body height; one's means; one's status; one's ability
aquiline nose; Roman nose; hook nose
smirkingly; smugly; broadly
notches; serration; indentation; notched; serrated; jagged
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
intelligence; intellect; brains
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
devious; cunning; sly; crafty
bottom-tier university with low entry requirements
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
picking; collecting; harvesting; extraction
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses