small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
to let out a cry; to break forth
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
work of art the creator has confidence in; work one is proud of
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
carefully made; carefully produced; quality product; product made with care
excellent sweet; confection of an established name
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
another family; another house
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
point in question (at issue)
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
human relations; personal relationships
lubricating oil; lubricant; lube; person or thing that makes things run smoothly; facilitator
first meeting; first interview with
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
property; fortune; assets
beginning; clue; starting point
such; this sort of; like this
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
famous sword; excellent sword