very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
expressing one's mind; speaking out
to stroke down; to smooth down
parting; separation; farewell
dullard; indecisive person
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
understanding person; supporter
to increase; to add to; to augment
(made of) stone; stone-built
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
yearned for; longed for; missed
caller; visitor; company; guest
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; lecture
imprisonment; incarceration
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
one's house; one's home; one's family
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
comfort; consolation; diversion
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded