impossible; unthinkable; unimaginable
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
to drink up; to drain (cup)
sharing; division; draw; tie
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
to fiddle with; to monkey around with
jumping to a wrong conclusion
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
to scrutinize; to scrutinise
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
on hand; readily available
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
to conform to; to agree with; to be adapted to; to be based on
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
author; writer; novelist; artist
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to gather in a circle; to form a circle
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive