outline; summary; epitome
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
judgement; judgment; connoisseur
pitching ability; counter for pitches
general review (e.g. of one's lessons); dress rehearsal
astounding; startling; world-shaking; amazing; earth-shattering
dismantling a (historic) building and reconstructing it elsewhere
commander; general; leader
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
favourable; favorable; promising; satisfactory; in good shape
good customer; prime customer; valued clientele
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
frame (e.g. picture frame, decorative door frame, etc.)
to cheer up; to liven up; to become active; to look better; to improve (in appearance); to stand out
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
refutation; rebuttal; retort
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
fast forward (e.g. VCR, tape deck, etc.)
to exceed the budget; to overrun the budget; to have a deficit; to have a secret revealed
butcher's knife; chef's knife
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
human experiment; human experimentation; experiment on a living person
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
flattery; sycophancy; adulation
service entrance; delivery entrance
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate