by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning
quite; utterly; really; completely
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
for example; for instance; e.g.
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
skillful words; deceitful words; glibness
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
the front; honest; upright; decent
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
on the water; aquatic; waterside; water's edge
interior; inside; internal
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
unrealistic; impractical; infeasible; unreal
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
playing in the water (sea, lake, river, etc.); playing with water
diligent; hard-working; industrious
no!; no no!; no, not at all
a wise man keeps some of his talents in reserve; one shouldn't show off; the person who knows most often says least; (lit.) a skilled hawk hides its talons
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
rare; uncommon; unusual; rare; lightly cooked
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden
unfortunately; regrettably
about this time; about now
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of