to oil (e.g. chains, hinges, etc.)
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
minuscule amount; extremely small quantity
sweating; perspiration; sudation; hidrosis; diaphoresis
finding employment; getting a job
blip bleep; in short repeated movements
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
(an actor) conveying qualities of a character without gestures or speech; implied acting; implicitly asserting one's will (e.g. by sheer force of personality); performance using one's stomach (e.g. by drawing a face on it and animating it using one's abdominal muscles); acrobatics performed on a laid-out person's belly
(wanting something so badly that) one can almost taste it; (lit.) a hand reaches out from one's throat
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
administration of justice; judicature
to be answerable (for); to take the blame
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
flagwaving; flagman; (in athletic competition) starter; instigator; leader
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
class-A; A class; A grade
disapproval; reluctance; unwillingness
superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
access (to a place, esp. using public transport); access (to a website, data, etc.)
technical skill; ability; capacity
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
master; Your Lordship; My Lord; husband
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
base; basis; bedrock; platform