a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
as stated; verbatim; literally
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
registration; accession; register; entry; record; subscription
group; party; team; squad; section
correction (of a fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform; straightening (of teeth)
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
on the way; as one goes; in the future; someday; eventually
finding employment; getting a job
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
violent explosion; bursting
black; black (coffee); exploitative (company); overly harsh; boldface; blackface
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
different thing; another question; different case
payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment
cutting to pieces; tearing to pieces
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
following a single pattern; conforming to the same pattern; one-track; single-track; repetitive; predictable
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
reward; prize; treat; delight; small joy
public servant (esp. police); (lit.) dogs of the state
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention
having a loose tongue; being talkative; speaking without thinking; being unable to keep a secret
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
extreme (measure, idea, etc.); radical; violent (language); strenuous (exercise, work, etc.); excessive; (physically) demanding
sarcastic; foulmouthed; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
occurring in succession; doing in succession; firing in rapid succession; volley of shots; volley (of questions, abuse, etc.); stream
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
extreme happiness; euphoria; (being in) seventh heaven