quick work; (clever) feat
to forget to say; to forget to mention
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
naivete; simplicity; innocence
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
single word; a few words; brief comment
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
failure; mistake; blunder
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
imagination; supposition; guess
to twist hard (e.g. arm, screw)
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
government office; public office
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
superfine; extra-fine; extremely thin; extra-fine woollen yarn
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces