half a point (esp. in go)
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
casting; founding; minting
reproduction; duplication; reprinting
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to read (a book, etc.) over again
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
to exceed; to be even more (so); to exaggerate
practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
to be itching to put one's skills to use
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
longed-for; anxiously awaited
unable to concentrate on (due to distractions, etc.)
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
right in the middle (of); midst; height
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
switching over to; migration; transition
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
resignation; acceptance; consolation
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
older brother and younger sister
a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
rare (or peculiar) animal
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
one day; (on) a certain day
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly