fire hook; firefighter's hook
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
artists' chalk; white pigment; powdered calcium carbonate
colouring; coloring; colouration; coloration; painting
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
equipment used in rituals
name of God (esp. in Christian contexts); name of Christ
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
lifelike; exact resemblance
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
overweight; too heavy (burden, workload, etc.); too severe
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to establish
correct or incorrect; right or wrong; accuracy; correction (of errors)
to accumulate one's unpublished paintings or writings
short sentence; short piece of writing (e.g. passage, article, composition)
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
to hurry (up); to press; to urge on
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
letter; missive; note; mail
laziness; shirking; impudent; brazenly dishonest
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
new work; new book; new publication; newly published book
to say; to tell (somebody); to state