to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
rough estimate; rough calculation; expectation; anticipation; plan
working generation; people still working
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to melt together; to blend together
iron rod; iron bar; iron club; horizontal bar (gymnastics)
to cool; to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at
to pat (e.g. a dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle; to caress
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
to be greenish; to be tinged green
glamorous; charming; fascinatingly elegant; lovely; gorgeous; beguiling
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (of a voice or sound)
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
(small) stone; rock; pebble
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
good performance; good work; great success
you could say; you might say; verging on the
transparency; degree of clearness
not yet known; unknown; strange
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
unanticipated; unexpected
diversion (e.g. of funds); appropriation; misappropriation; making use of (for another purpose); reuse; repurpose
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
renewal; update; replacement; renovation; breaking (a record)
material; materials; data; information; documents