blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt
fixed fitting (esp. window)
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
curiosity; inquisitiveness
because of; owing to; due to
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
accurate; correct; precise; exact
depiction; description; portrayal
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
such; like that; that sort of; very
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
beyond this point; from now on; after this
nothing but; none other than
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
argument based on emotion; sentimental argument
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
magician; conjurer; illusionist