small; fine; detailed; stingy
to sift out; to screen or eliminate (candidates)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
pair of compasses; compass (for drawing circles, etc.); (mariner's) compass; legs; step
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
the more one looks (at it) the more...
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to sink (into); to get depressed
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to constrict one's chest; to wring one's heart; to wrench one's heart
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
and yet; though; when; in spite of
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
husband and wife; married couple
front; frontage; facade; main
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
future (usually near); prospects
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
girl who has led a sheltered life; pet daughter; naive girl; wooden block puzzle; Daughter in the Box; Klotski
very; greatly; exceedingly
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
that is to say; so that means
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely