to pair with; to pair up; to pair off
rare; extraordinary; singular
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke
while fumbling one's words; with a stutter
in the course of one's duties
single lens reflex camera
sound of wind rustling through a crack; wheezing
interruption (e.g. of a conversation)
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
electric vehicle; EV; elevator; enterprise value; EV; embedded value
to make (the effort to make) oneself look cool
cost performance; cost effectiveness; price-performance ratio; value for money; bang for one's buck
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
time to pay the piper; (lit.) time to pay the land tax (in kind)
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening
backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind
this country; our country
debut; opening; first public exhibition
on the way; en route; in the process of (development, construction, etc.); in the middle of
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
mistake; error; discrepancy; discrepancy between one's actions and intentions
weeping; sobbing; softly (crying); with a prolonged dull pain; having a griping pain
in proportion to; according to; depending on
misrecognition; mistaking (x for y)
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
to have an accident (esp. traffic accident); to cause an accident
record (e.g. LP); record (e.g. in sports); record (data structure)
smell (esp. a good smell); fragrance; scent; aroma; perfume
(work) hard; unceasingly; strenuously; assiduously; busily; ardently
poor; low-grade; load; pack; packhorse