to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
everyday conversation; day-to-day conversation
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
external (hard drive, disk drive, etc.)
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
heat haze; shimmer of hot air
seeing with one's own eyes; witnessing
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; not knowing the true nature
chief; main; principal; major
brand; make; description; trading name of stocks and securities
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
share (in a company); stock
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
division (of company); operations department
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
one by one; one after another; successively
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole