piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
black-market dealings; underhand transactions; shady trading; secret dealings; secret arrangement
trade sample; product sample
smuggling in; importing through illegal channels
real intention; true motive; true meaning
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
whim; caprice; vagary; eccentricity
(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable
no; nay; disagreement; objection; disapproval
tree trunk; bole; backbone; base; foundation
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
to bear fruit; to produce a crop
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
to bud; to sprout; to develop (of talents, feelings, etc.); to awaken
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
outflow; effluence; efflux; outflow (of people, capital, etc.); drain (of gold, talent, etc. from a country); leak (e.g. of personal information)
original home; birthplace; originator
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
general; popular; common; typical
such; like that; in that way
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
sprinkling; dropping in small light bits