faint, ironic or bittersweet smile
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to accrete; to become whole; to come together
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
worldly-minded person; materialist; uncultured person; philistine; vulgar person; snob
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
high priest; highly ranked priest; virtuous priest; priest of great sanctity and learning
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe; increasing
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
grounds; charge; suspicion
check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
old body; aged person; elderly person
ho-ho-ho (e.g. Santa Claus)
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
carefree; relaxed; comfortable; at one's ease
to be to the point; to be pertinent
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
match; game; bout; contest
they; those guys; those fellows
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
knowing only one thing (and repeating it often); saying the only thing one knows (at every opportunity); repeating the only thing one knows
mastery; skillfulness; dexterity; master hand; expert
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
called; known as; that; to say
however; nevertheless; but; and yet; whereas; while