skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
skillful words; deceitful words; glibness
to jump at; to be attracted by
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
civilian control (of the military)
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
all-out confrontation; total confrontation
later on; eventually; afterwards
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
authority; power; influence
closely-guarded secret; top secret
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
completely; thoroughly; horribly; without exception; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
memory; sense; experience
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
elasticity; elastic material (spring, etc.)
archery; mapping; map; morphism
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
exchanging parts or equipment to effect a change in performance
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
smelting furnace; blast furnace
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort