handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
not at all inferior to; compare favorably (with); being even better than; rivalling; surpassing
skill; dexterity; proficiency
technique; art; skill; move
minute; fine; delicate; accurate; precise; elaborate
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to sell well; to sell out; to be worldly and understanding; to be sensible; to be sorted out; to be put in order
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
along; parallel to; in accordance with
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
gentle clinking; sound of rapping; sound of rattling; simmering noise; light bubbling; sound of cooking something on a low flame
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
neat and clean; tidy; trim
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
to hide; to keep to oneself
audience; spectator; spectators
madly in love; head over heels; fanatically doting; collapsed; out of spirits
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
simmering; (boiling) gently
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
wildness (plants, animals, etc.); uncouth; rough; unpolished
(sense of) taste; counter for food, drink, medicine, etc.
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means