paltry sum of money; small change; odd money; pittance; chicken feed
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
to resolve; to make up one's mind; to decide
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
to strip someone; to help someone remove (clothes)
itemized form; itemised form; itemization; itemisation
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
this (very thing); this precisely
sign (of things to come); good omen; good sign
looking on; remaining a spectator
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
deadlock; stalemate; impasse; dead end
to say no more; to sink into silence
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
damp; moist (negative nuance)
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to attempt; to test; to try out
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
expressive power; inventiveness; creative power