to catch off guard; to catch unprepared
cheating; deception; trickery; manipulation; juggling; falsifying
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to become an expert; to be a master (of)
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
war; fighting; fierce competition
valuable; worthwhile; worthy; worth doing
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to keep (a person) waiting
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 disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
imprudent; indiscreet; immodest; indecent; inconsiderate; inappropriate
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
smooth words make smooth ways; it's not what you say; it's how you say it
impossible to do (although wants to)
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market