(this) small amount; (such a) paltry amount; only this much; slightest bit
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
skill; ability; dexterity; performance; workmanship; craftsmanship
input; (data) entry; typing
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
autonomy; self-control; self-discipline; autonomy (in Kantian ethics)
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
way; method; means; resource; course
sincere; earnest; serious
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
starting line (in a race); start line; starting point
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
as one pleases; self-indulgently; freely; without restraint; at will
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
boy; son; baby boy; young man
contrary; opposite; inverse; reverse; back-to-front
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
spontaneous discharge; sudden outburst; accidental gun discharge
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
speech; expression; wording; language
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
inheritance; succession; share-alike; inheritance
sanity; consciousness; soberness