this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
to ask; to enquire; to query
saving (e.g. time, money, resources); economising; economizing
to lead a life; to live a life
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
about; on; regarding; per; for every
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
how to use; method for using; way of using
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
to catch the eye; to attract attention
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
even in the worst case; no matter how bad things get; whatever happens; under any circumstances
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
to publish a book; to put out a book
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
February and August (months when business is generally at its slowest)
being much talked about; creating a stir; being the talk of town
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
form; shape; figure; morph
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way