(not) even once; (not) ever
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
work of art; artwork; objet d'art
to approach; to draw near
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
to lure someone; to entice someone
reef; sunken rock; unforeseen difficulty
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
transactions; dealings; business
other than; excluding; without
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
time; season; period; phase; stage
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
as (for); for; in the capacity of
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
literary criticism; book review
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
approach (to a castle gate); front of a structural member
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
consenting to; being convinced of; being satisfied; understanding
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
complication; confusion; disorder