(a) little; somewhat; somehow
alchemy; way of making money; moneymaker; money-spinner
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to say; to be pleased to say
serious; not joking; straight
settlement; conclusion; summary
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
though; notwithstanding; although
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
to take a breath; to take a short rest
feeling; sense; impression
virile; tough; masculine; intense
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
antiquity; the previous era