above all; especially; particularly; all the more
light eating; spare diet; not eating much
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject
taking leave (of a visited place); leaving; going home; leaving one's employment; quitting one's job; being dismissed
tea-drinking companion; crony; buddy; spouse married late in life for companionship
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
to pick out (with the fingers); to pull out; to throw out (e.g. of a bar); to drag out; to chuck out
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
alone; by oneself; unaccompanied; unaided; single-handed; without one's family
number of characters; character count
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
useless; vain; aimless; idle
tone of command; authoritative tone; commanding tone
texture (e.g. chewiness, hardness, crispiness, crunchiness, etc.) of food
germ (of a cereal, e.g. wheat, rice); embryo bud
to look down on (someone); to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
to breathe in and breathe out
little something; reward; tip
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement; views that never cross
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
to make sense; to be meaningful
to rearrange; to reorder; to move around; to sort; to collate
to reorganize; to rearrange; to put (things) in order
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
to tell someone's fortune; to divine (the future); to predict; to forecast
good or bad luck; fortune
to be square; to be angular; to be jagged; to be formal; to be stiff; to be ceremonious
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
solving a riddle; solving a mystery