fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
in comparison to; rather than
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
section chief; laboratory manager; office head; room monitor
horsepower; hp; energy; vitality; horse-drawn cart
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
for example; for instance; e.g.
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
contemplation; meditation
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
generic; general purpose; all-purpose
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)