inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
flinchingly; falteringly; being overwhelmed; staggeringly; totteringly; unsteadily
completely using up ...; running out of ...; exhausting ...
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
in the end; finally; after all; ultimately
standard; set; routine; decided
mediator; peacemaker; troubleshooter; manager
to that degree; that much; a lot; very much
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
majority decision; majority vote; majority rule
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
large number (of); many; majority
to dig out; to gouge out; to scoop; to ladle; to jerk (one's chin)
that's the way it is; such is life
to agree on; to agree about
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
work-in-progress; working state
International Trade Commission; ITC; Independent Television Commission; ITC; International Trade Center; ITC; integrated traffic control
(switched) on; being on the green (of one's ball)
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
overall; general; as a whole
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
positive (e.g. thinking); positive; positive (pole); anode
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
literary club (e.g. at school); literary section (e.g. newspaper)
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
to be bothered (by something); to suffer
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
work in a Zen temple (e.g. cleaning, working in the fields)
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
influence; effect; impact