habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
rowing; paddling (by hand)
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
district; area; zone; quarter; section; region
ends of the earth; outer reaches; borderland
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
alert status; emergency alert
back; rear; background; backdrop; backing; support; going backwards
a little late; somewhat late; latish; a little slow; somewhat slow
with a bump; with a clunk; yelp (e.g. of a fox); bark; howl
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
espresso (coffee); expresso
super-sweet; sickly-sweet; overly kind; overly soft (on someone)
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
light (e.g color, fabric); faint; somehow; kind of; scarce; slim
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example