important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to shake one's head (in denial)
one bundle; one sheaf; one hundred
to dip out; to scoop up; to ladle out
water content; moisture; water vapor (vapour); steam; dropsy; edema
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
slowly; leisurely; gently; suddenly; abruptly
locker room; changing room; dressing room
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
good-looking; fair; beautiful
silk thread; silk yarn; corn silk
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
roughly; broadly; generally; more or less
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
narrow (blade); slender (figure, build); thin
same; similar; (just) like; equal
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
particularly; only; in the case of
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)