to sweep the slate clean; to start again from the beginning; to do it all over again
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
speculator; adventurer; imposter; prospector
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
matching dice; doublets; bet on two horses in the same bracket; repdigit; monodigit
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
these guys; these fellows
to rest one's chin in one's hands
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
new discovery; new invention
many; numerous; various; large number of
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
near; close by; within reach; familiar
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
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)
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
document; official papers
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
tissue paper; tissue; facial tissue; facial tissues
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
reaching; attaining; arrival
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit