environment; circumstance
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
surely (not); certainly (not)
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
is something that; is that which
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
most recent work (e.g. book, film, etc.); latest work; latest offering
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
modesty; humility; being humble
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
delicate; minute; fine; detailed; subtle
style (of a work, author, artist, etc.); characteristics
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from