the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
surplus; remainder; residue; margin; balance
mill ends; lumber remnants; wood waste
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
email with attached photos sent from a mobile phone; photo taken with a mobile phone; taking a photo with a mobile phone
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
charging (electrically); electrification
color photo; colour photo
blueprint; cyanotype; blueprint (for the future); plan
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
smooth; meticulous; painstaking; detailed
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
way of taking (e.g. photographs); manner of taking; how to take
light and shade; shade (of colour, color); depth (of flavor); complexity; strength and weakness (of flavor)
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
to join together; to combine; to join up
ammonia water; aqueous ammonia
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
power; authority; influence
to wear the mantle of (borrowed) authority and misuse it
beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
identification papers; ID
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
everywhere; everywhere one goes; wherever one goes
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
enquiry; inquiry; query; interrogation; ENQ
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks