awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
ape mask; ape-like face; ape face
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
change (of personnel); reshuffle (e.g. of a cabinet); shake-up; dismissal (e.g. of a minister); replacement
this is why; this means; it is the case that
another thing; other things; another man's property
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
title; index; heading; headline; caption
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
first letter of a word; capital letter (at the start of a word or sentence); initials (of one's name)
letter (of alphabet); character
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
forming a circle; circular formation (orig. in battle); huddle; ring
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
improvised; impromptu; extemporaneous; off-the-cuff; ad-lib
speaking of ...; as for ...
accurate; correct; precise; exact
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
written seal; stylized signature
signature or written seal at the end of a document