small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
incompatible; (going together) like oil and water
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
both; both sides; both parties
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; coalition
river; stream; River; the ... river
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
city centre (center) (esp. capital city); urban centre; heart of city a metropolis
development; exploitation
to start work (on); to undertake; to start committing a crime; embarkation; launch
to be entwined; to be involved
originally; by nature; from the start
on bad terms; at loggerheads
to pass (of time); to elapse
to get on well with (someone)
society; public; community; social studies
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
to pass (of time); to elapse
cruelty; hard-heartedness