the other day; some time ago; recently
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
such; like that; that sort of; very
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
opportunism; waiting and seeing (how the wind blows); sitting on the fence; straddling
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
useless object; deadwood; white elephant; boondoggle
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view
a thorn in one's side; a pain in the butt (often someone higher in rank, ability, etc.); a person standing in one's way; a superior who obstructs one's freedom of action
influence; clout; leverage
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy