pillar of fire; blazing column
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; the proof is in the pudding; don't knock it till you've tried it; you can't tell unless you try
failure is the mother of success
by-product; spin-off; outgrowth; side effect
to distort; to strain (interpretation); to force (meaning)
while; during; performed in this condition
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
unauthorized; without permission; unapproved; lack of permission; absence of authorization
acknowledgment; acknowledgement; letter of thanks
to fasten one's eye on (a person); to stare at
gravure; photogravure; rotogravure; gravure picture
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
contention; competition; rivalry; quarrel
heavy concentration; overconcentration
trust; confidence; credence
deficit; shortage; loss; being partially broken; being partially missing; being partially removed
spine; backbone; spinal column
accomplishment; execution
accepting; consenting; agreeing; submission; compliance; agreement
cockpit; control cabin; flight compartment; pilot compartment; control room
yaksha (Buddhist guardian deities sometimes depicted as demonic warriors)
single-seater; single-seated; sitting alone
control column; yoke; joystick
favourable; favorable; promising; satisfactory; in good shape
very bright red; deep red; extremely flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
two-seater (e.g. aircraft)
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
construction at top speed
building time; construction period
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
flowers; beautiful; spectacular
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively