to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
extermination (of pests); eradication; stamping out (e.g. a social evil)
the place for; the time for; the level of
irregular; bad bounce (in tennis); bad hop (in baseball)
case (container); case (instance, situation); case
accomplishment; execution
know-how; expertise; the ropes; the knack
to pile up; to accumulate
versatility; multiplicity of use
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
tremendous; rapid; dramatic
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
technical; technological; practical
superiority; predominance
one's physical safety; personal security
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
fullness; completeness; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
every person; every mouth; every entrance
should do; ought to do; must do
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
to come face to face (with)
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
workshop; studio; atelier
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)
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
woodworking; woodwork; woodworker; carpenter
expertise; special skills
leaving everything up to someone else
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
novel; original; new; innovative