tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
to closely resemble; to suit well; to match well; to go well with
adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid
drill bit; drill; drill (practice); drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus)
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
inferior goods; faulty item
artistry; artistic quality; artistic character
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
covert action; covert operations
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
synesthesia (synaesthesia)
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
in the face of the enemy; before the enemy
to spread rumors; to spread rumours
hawks; hardline faction; hardliner
unladylike; unbecoming; immodest; unthinkable; impossible; ridiculous
bringing; taking; carrying
proceedings (e.g. parliament, congress); business (of the day)
trial product; prototype model
common name; popular name
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
new development; new discovery
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
veil of darkness; curtain of night
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...