fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
loudly (wailing, making a noise, etc.)
neglecting; ignoring; paying no attention to; superior to (e.g. a professional); outdoing; outshining
wild enthusiasm; being crazy about
clearing one's throat; cough
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
material; substance; matter
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
phrase; phrase; strawberry
suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy
(this) small amount; (such a) paltry amount; only this much; slightest bit
disorder; confusion; violence; outrage; riot
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
likability; favorability; popularity
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
to correct oneself; to restate
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
bursting with youth and energy (esp. young woman); vivaciously young; (fish) jumping around energetically (e.g. when caught in a net); bursting (e.g. seams); tight; splattering (e.g. cooking oil)
self-justification; excuse
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); (electric) fan
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
time; season; period; phase; stage
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
the whole day; all the day