skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
accurate; correct; precise; exact
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
older brother; elder brother
self-education; self-instruction; self-study
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
soil fertility; soil quality; productivity of the soil
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to break down; to fail; to fizzle; to flop; to peter out; to fall flat
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
chemical reaction; generation of an unexpected result from combining things
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
carrying in (esp. heavy objects, artwork, furniture); bringing in; taking in
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of cost); freelance; one-size
billiards; pool; snooker; cue sports
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
rehearsal; rehabilitation
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after