selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
after that; afterwards; thereafter
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to collect; to assemble; to gather
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
individual; private person; personal; private
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
not entirely wrong but not entirely right; so-so; average
carving; engraving; sculpture
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
less than ...; smaller ...
decoration; ornament; trimmings
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
thousands; several thousand
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
three; three years of age
to find out; to discover; to detect
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
length and width; length and breadth; four cardinal points; every direction; as one wishes; as one pleases
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
book; volume; this; present; main; head
long ago; a long time ago; already
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
blasphemy; curse; profanity; sacrilege; desecration