complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
serious look (on one's face); straight face
barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear
in the morning; during the morning
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
disassembly; dismantling; decomposition; resolution; factorization
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
mixing; blending (e.g. spices); compounding (e.g. a medicine); making up; dispensing (a prescription); preparation
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
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
special; particular; peculiar; unique
surface treatment; surface machining; facing
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
to replace; to substitute; to switch; to move (something); to transfer
work-in-progress; working state
total fire ban; no source of ignition permitted; no open flame; flammables!
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
set (of things); combo; setting up; preparing; setting (hair); set (in tennis, volleyball, etc.); set (in a play, film, etc.)
to buy in quantity; to buy a lot (of); to stock up (on); to lay in
unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood (e.g. of a conversation); unable to read the room
feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
clearing one's throat; cough
magazine (for a firearm); cylinder (of a revolver)
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
power; might; authority; influence
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
after a long time; for the first time in a while
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total