cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
exactly as stated; verbatim
to be needed; to be wanted
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
definitely; absolutely; without doubt; absolute; unconditional
to taste; to savor; to relish
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
to be perturbed; to be agitated
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
expression; presentation; representation; notation
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
jack; knave; (electrical) jack; hijack; hijacking
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
medical book; medical journal
great difference; big difference; wide margin
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
personal; individual; private