to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
assistant engineer; (telegraph) operator
watchful waiting; careful supervision
(not even) a little; (not even) a tiny bit
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
for example; for instance; e.g.
(horse-drawn) cart; wagon; dray
to relax; to feel at home
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
quizzical; puzzled; inquisitive; suspicious; doubtful
inattention; distraction; mind-wandering
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
to hit the nail on the head; to guess exactly right
to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
unidentifiable; unidentified
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
dependability; credibility; coefficient of confidence
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
return path (of a signal, communication); return trip
gently sloping; gentle; easy; smooth
construction; establishment
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
area of holiday homes; area of villas
high mountain; alpine mountain
to come and go; to go back and forth
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
characteristic; feature; idiosyncrasy; spot color (in printing)
whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force
bright white (esp. for snow and ice); brilliant white