starting (a machine, engine, etc.); starting (a project, plan, etc.); beginning; initiation
valine; (with a) whoomp; smash; crunch
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
strong wind; high wind; moderate gale
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
coastal waters; adjacent seas
to crack; to be cracked; to develop a crack
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to buy; to purchase; to buy out
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
(having) two choices; choice between two things
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
the front; honest; upright; decent
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
experimental; provisional
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
saving (e.g. time, money, resources); economising; economizing
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
modern; trendy; hip; in; up-to-date
wrong; different; not like that
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
assuming that ...; supposing that ...
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. of fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy