few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to be needed; to be wanted
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
duty; function; office; mission; task
to carry through; to achieve; to complete
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment
minuscule amount; extremely small quantity
proposal; offer; request; application
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
very likely; very probable
herbal medicine prepared from dried earthworms
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
personality; style; appearance
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
preface; introduction; preamble
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
tool; implement; means; furniture
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
but; however; provided that
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank