drop in the bucket; very small quantity; chicken feed; insignificant amount; (lit.) sparrow tears
amount of money; sum of money
I see; that's right; indeed
at least; at most; (even) just
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
group; bunch; crowd; group
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
(exaggerated) professing to be; passing oneself off as
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
in that manner; like that
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
many; much; plenty; hardly
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to be helpful; to be useful