to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
choices; alternatives; options
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
to leave to chance; to resign oneself to one's fate; to leave the rest to heaven
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
at least; at most; (even) just
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
hidden treasure; treasured article
picking up; someone who picks up things; type picking (letterpress printing); walking (of an aristocrat)
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
to be oversensitive; to be nervous; to be overly concerned; to worry too much
lost property; something dropped and left behind
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to overflow from something full