good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
to set one's teeth; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to lead someone around by the nose
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
macro; macro (instruction)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
(coming to a) mutual understanding; understanding each other
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
digitization; digitalization
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
to wet; to moisten; to dampen
to think of; to come up with
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
interference; meddling; butting in
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of