simply; merely; only; solely
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
surroundings; environs; circumference
fervour; fervor; vigour; vigor; ardour; ardor
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
scrutiny; scanning; taking a good look
probability; likelihood; chances
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
fraud; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
to live through; to survive
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
wood chips; wood offcuts; wood shavings; sawdust
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
to incur someone's enmity
one place; the same place; (arch.) one person; (arch.) together
to take up one's residence
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing