muddy water; red-light district
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
allergy; aversion (to); strong distaste (for)
silver (Ag); silver (color); silver (medal, prize, etc.); silver coin; silver general; bank; (arch.) money
things on hand; things in stock; money on hand; money in one's wallet; on hand; in stock
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
playing to the gallery; grandstanding; ad hoc; haphazard; dress rehearsal
harassment (in the workplace) from a position of power; power harassment
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
even if not; even without
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to cheat (someone out of); to swindle; to wangle; to wheedle; to get
not just once; more than once; many times; again and again
two times; twice; two degrees
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
rather than; more ... than ...
hardcore crowd; people who take their hobby or interest very seriously
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
to kill; to beat to death
outsider; layman; amateur
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
the very best; excellent; superb
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
in proportion to; just as much as
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
to knead again; to rework; to revise; to polish
expressive power; inventiveness; creative power
fast-talking; rapid talking
criticism (by a teacher or coach, with commentary, especially at a poetry reading); review; critique
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
eardrum; tympanic membrane
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size