meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to walk with; to make someone tag along; to carry around (esp. a child); to carry about
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
unappealing; uninteresting; lacking charm
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to be conspicuous; to stand out
refined; graceful; modest; cultivated; elegant; reserved
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to thrust before; to thrust at
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
doing whatever one pleases
young man; young woman; young people; young employee; young manservant; young follower
to gather; to collect; to assemble
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
urgent report; urgent message
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
grasp; catch; understanding
intelligence gathering; information gathering
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound