interval; step; pitch; key
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
voluntary training; voluntary practice; free practice
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
leaving a club; quitting a club
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to talk; to chat; to chatter
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
testimony; (verbal) evidence
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something
heating; application of heat
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
conviction; belief; confidence
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to become better; to improve
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
close; intimate; on good terms
to be jealous; to be envious
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook