story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
pupil; student; schoolchild
inquisitive mind; spirit of inquiry; spirit of enquiry
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
concentration; density; cardinality
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
to pour into; to wash down (food); to insert (e.g. into a data stream); to integrate
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
manufacturing method; recipe; formula
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
treasury; treasure house; storehouse; treasure trove; rich source (of)
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
by a strange coincidence; in an unexpected turn of events; by chance; by accident
secret; private; surreptitious
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
mediation; agency; carrying (germs, diseases, etc.); transmission; mediation (in Hegelianism)
one-by-one; separately; in detail
village headman; village mayor
someone (something) not to be trifled with
ectogenesis; outside the body
to differ depending on ...
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
system; organization; organisation; architecture
little finger; pinky; fourth (occ. fifth) finger; little toe
to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
to become clear; to be made public
hostility; animosity; enmity