silly person; dumb-bunny; dope
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
substitution; alternative; substitute
one's impression of a product after trying it out; feel of a product (during use); usability; signs of use (of a product); wear and tear
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
amount of sugar; sugar content
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
compensation; indemnification; reparation; restitution; recompense
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
emergency demands; special procurement (particularly in time of war)
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
sounding; probing; probe; stylet; spy
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
several years; a few years
full stomach; filling one's stomach; eating one's fill; complete; total; full
obvious (e.g. of a lie); transparent
bad actor; lousy actor; wooden actor; ham actor
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
preface; introduction; preamble
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
very small fraction (of); very small proportion; very small part; tiny bit
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
genius; prodigy; natural gift