quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
to talk; to chat; to chatter
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
information discovery; disclosure of information
to get out of hand; to become uncontrollable; to boil over
to be in danger of; to be liable to
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
original method or procedure; serious; orthodox; classical
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
drawing board; drafting board
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
printout; (computer) printing
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
fretsaw; coping saw; jigsaw
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
side of a geometric shape (e.g. triangle or rectangle)
four corners; four ordinal directions