even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
consequence; outcome; result; blame
relationship; connection; involvement; entanglement; implication (e.g. in a crime)
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to be helpful; to be useful
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
impossible; unlikely; improbable
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
styrofoam; styrene foam; expanded polystyrene
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
shaving; planing; cutting; shavings; flakes
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
all present; all concerned; all of us
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
changing clothes; change of clothes
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)