combining the working parts of two or more broken machines to make one functioning machine; manufacturing one part out of multiple different parts
exaggerated; extravagant; overdone
taking into consideration; making allowances
unenlightened; uneducated; ignorant
incommunicative; taciturn
attention; kind attention; courteous attention
feeling sick (suddenly); feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry (suddenly); being offended; being disgusted
absolute basics; very rudiments
time to pay the piper; (lit.) time to pay the land tax (in kind)
purging (data); purge (esp. of public officials)
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; all kinds of this
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
human-wave tactics; throwing people at a problem
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
throughput; processing power
to grieve over; to mourn; to lament
point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise
evil influence; (evil) clutches; tentacles of evil
involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself
thickheaded; slow-witted; phlegmatic; slow (of one's movements); sluggish
unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison
from the beginning; from scratch
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
fence; hedge; barrier; wall; railing
remote control; remote operation
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
same row; same line; same file; same rank; same level; same category
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
to yearn for; to be in love with
dressing room; green room; backstage; behind the scenes; the inside; inside affairs
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession