hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
trio; gang of three; threesome
repeater (telecommunications); repeat customer; regular customer; person who does the same (negative) act repeatedly
word of mouth; comments written online (about a product, service, etc.); online reviews
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down in boxing); count (of radioactivity)
self-deprecating routine; self-deprecating joke
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
mischievous child; scamp; rascal; elf; imp
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
disinfection; sterile filtration
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
simple work; repetitive job; unskilled work; menial work
folding into four; quarto
craftsman; artisan; workman; carpenter
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
monkey-like face (e.g. protruding ears); simian features
to think (something) strange
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
outside of one's area of expertise
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to be kind to; to treat kindly
with a broad grin; smirking
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
that's a different matter; that's a different story
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die