securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; not knowing the true nature
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
coming flying in (of migratory birds, airborne sand, etc.); coming by airplane
stone (used for throwing)
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
lump of ice; block of ice; ice floe
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
way; method; means; resource; course
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
chief; main; principal; major
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
means of transportation; transport service
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
making practical; making useful; implementing
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger
consideration; taking into account
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement