stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
supporting role (actor); minor role
admission based on recommendation; enrolment by recommendation (enrollment)
tentative decision; unofficial offer (esp. job offer); informal offer
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
indecisively; hesitantly; irresolutely; wishy-washily
the lowest (of its kind); the poorest
ladle; dipper; wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris); cow parsley; keck
with a (cry of) "ah!"; with a shout (of surprise, shock, etc.); in surprise; in astonishment
(being) unable to look someone in the eye; (being) too ashamed to face (someone)
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
(switched) off; off-season; offset; off-road; offline; offline get-together; offside
bitter liquid; (fig.) bitter experience
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances (for something); to bear (something) in mind; to ebb and flow
crunching; chewing or crushing something hard; hard and crunchy; very skinny; emaciated
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
tacit; unspoken; implicit
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
breath; sign (of something new and fresh); breath (of spring, fresh air, etc.); vitality
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
semi-transparent; translucent
to (dramatically) fall over; to fall flat
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
to tie (to); to fasten; to attach; to connect (one thing with another); to link; to bring together
pretending not to see (something); turning a blind eye (to); closing one's eyes (to); looking the other way
to emboss; to carve in relief; to bring to the fore; to accentuate; to throw into relief
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
child's tear-stained face
washing place (e.g. for laundry or tableware); place for washing oneself in a bathroom
at the mercy of (something or someone)