bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to jar; to creak; to grate
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to one's heart's content; as much as one likes; without reserve; freely; to the full
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
touching; moving; painful
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
sudden; lightning; immediate; shocking
to take (a person) unawares; to make a surprise attack
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
new era; new period; new age; new epoch
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
on the occasion of; at the time of
whole; total; gross; entire; overall; general (election, manager, etc.)
direct connection; direct link
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch; mage
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
to think up; to think out; to knit (a pattern into a sweater, etc.); to start knitting
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to round up; to gather; to muster; to mobilize; to mobilise
forcibly; by force; against one's will
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
of no use; useless; not fit for purpose
plural; multiple; plural (number)
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
composition; synthesis; composite photo; (function) composition
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
burst of laughter; roar of laughter; in copious amounts