only; merely; but; no more than
anything and everything; just about everything
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
to abbreviate; to abridge; to omit; to leave out; to take; to capture
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
to be reborn; to be reincarnated; to turn over a new leaf; to become a new person; to be reorganized; to be transformed
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
to pretend; to act (as if)
projection; protrusion; rupture (e.g. of gas); jetting out; prominence; standing out
bluff; false show of power; bold front
to become a (bad) habit; to become a habitual practice; to become addictive; to grow on one; to become moreish
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
shifting the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); passing the buck
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
looks; features; (personal) appearance
clink; clack; feeling annoyed; being offended; being hurt
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
staged event; faked situation; prearranged performance
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
preliminary step; first step
handwriting; handwritten; hand-drawn; hand-painted
to be contrary (to); to go against; to infringe; to violate; to disobey (an order, teachings, etc.); to defy
dense; thick; rich (flavour, colour, etc.); deep; strong (smell); heavy
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint