worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
mixing; compounding; dispensing (e.g. prescription)
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
alchemy; way of making money; moneymaker; money-spinner
composition; synthesis; composite photo; (function) composition
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
private affairs; personal matter
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
with a scraping sound; with a scratching sound; with a crunching sound (while eating)
cold and heat; chills and fever
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
attribute; property; context; character class, type, fetish, etc.
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something
now that you say that; now that you mention it
embarrassed smile; embarrassed laugh; bashful smile
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation