just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
dilution; watering down; inflation (of budget, claim, etc.); padding
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
harsh criticism; something worthless or of little value
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
on and after; from ... onward; since
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
day by day; every day; by the day
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
special; particular; peculiar; unique
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
putting one's heart and soul into each pitch
belief; faith; conviction
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
duty; obligation; responsibility
belligerent attitude; readiness to fight; belligerence
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
training wheels; stabilizers
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
ceremonious; unduly distant (e.g. towards a friend); overly formal; reserved
to the end; entirely; in full
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
a glance; a look; a glimpse
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
male; manly; brave; larger (of the two); greater; (arch.) man