thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to feel; to sense; to experience
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
body; physique; build; stature
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
way; method; means; (technical) specification
reality; actuality; hard fact
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
going along with a joke, etc. at the beginning then pointing out its ridiculousness
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
to watch over; to watch attentively
Marx; Marks; Marcks; Marcus; Markus
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
while; during; while; although; all; both
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
first-rate; finest quality; the best
to polish up; to shine up
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
originally; by nature; from the start
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm