even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
barrier; protective wall; obstacle; hindrance; imaginary shield that gives one invincibility or immunity
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
tendency; trend; inclination
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
desire to act only in one's self-interest; selfish desires
act of mercy; helping another person
to pitch in and help; to give someone a hand
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to stop walking; to pause
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
minimum limit; the lowest degree (possible, allowable, etc.)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
other than; excluding; without
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to chase; to run after; to pursue
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to do as one wishes; to act as one wills
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished