hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
tree trunk; bole; backbone; base; foundation
explosive; blasting powder
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
greeting; a fine thing to say
unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time
sputtering; smoldering; repeated thrusting into something (sword, needle, etc.); pricking repeatedly; mutterings of discontent; faint sounds of complaint
to burn to a crisp; to scorch
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
upper half of the body; upper body
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
to shake one's head (in denial)
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
assessment (of value, damages, etc.); scrutiny (of budget requests, etc.); revision (of a budget)
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
to have a rumor circulating
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
sovereign; ruler; head of state
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.