three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
a little bit; a little while
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
much less; to say nothing of
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to have an itch to; to have a craving for; to have an urge to; to have a desire for; to be eager to; to want to
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
riskiness; (level of) danger
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
high salary earner; high income earner; well-paid employee; highly-paid; in the top salary bracket
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to favor; to favour; to show favor to; to show favour to; to be partial to; to be a regular customer of
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
ignoring (one thing) for (another)
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
way of eating; how to eat
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
electricity; (electric) light
street; quarter; district; area
foreign; abroad; overseas