to insinuate; to satirize; to satirise; to take a dig at
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
adhering to; being a stickler for; being particular about; worrying too much about
audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium
barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear
to go along; to walk along; to follow
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.); sound effect
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
fat; tallow; lard; grease
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
stands; bleachers; stand (e.g. newspaper stand); counter (e.g. lunch counter); stand (e.g. inkstand); desk lamp
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
without; unless; have to do
middle of the night; dead of night
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
spirituality; spiritual nature
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
doubting; questioning; being skeptical (of)
something wrong; accident; change; abnormality; aberration
just made; fresh (from the oven); newly-built (house)
hot (e.g. from the oven); steaming (from the pot); fresh; fresh (e.g. out of university); new (e.g. married couple)
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
outfield; outfielder; outfield bleachers; third party; outsider
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
level ground; plain; flatland
six of one, half a dozen of the other; scant difference