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1 just a word or two (idiom); a few isolated phrases

1 to seize every minute (idiom)

2 to make the best use of one's time

1 only

2 merely

3 nothing but

4 no more than

5 it's just that ...

1 to be all talk and no action

1 unable to see the wood for the trees

2 fig. only able to see isolated details, and not the bigger picture

1 lit. everything is ready, all we need is an east wind (idiom)

2 fig. lacking only one tiny crucial item

1 lit. nothing is difficult on this earth, if your mind is set (idiom)

1 lit. a lonely body with only a shadow for company

2 to be all alone (idiom)

1 pickpocket

1 lit. it is not an official to be feared, but a person in direct control over sb (proverb)

2 fig. to be obliged to comply with people in authority

1 all we need is an east wind (idiom); lacking only one tiny crucial item

1 lit. don't worry about not knowing goods, but about comparing them (proverb)

2 fig. goods' (or person's) true value can only be determined through comparison

1 If you work at it hard enough, you can grind an iron bar into a needle.

2 cf idiom 磨杵成針|磨杵成针, to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom); fig. to persevere in a difficult task

3 to study diligently

1 to see what others fail to see (idiom)

2 to have exceptional insight

1 lonely soul

2 solitary

1 to be limited to

1 to hop on one leg

1 can only

2 obliged to do sth

3 to have no other choice

1 if only

2 so long as