point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
living thing; living creature; animal; life
dynamic visual acuity; DVA; kinetic vision; ability to identify objects in motion
practice; practising; experience
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
exactly as stated; verbatim
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
attentively; with great attention to detail (e.g. when teaching); patiently
way (of doing); manner; method; means
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
promising without due consideration
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
method of operation; operating procedure
to learn the ropes; to get the knack
mental; spiritual; emotional
very; extremely; exceedingly
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
and; thereupon; because of that
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
changing completely; transformation
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry