numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
numerical value; numerics; reading (on a meter, etc.)
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
normal value; normal level
indicates the target of an activity; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
vast; limitless; boundless
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
to lose sight of; to miss
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
broken; intermittent; disconnected
language area of the cortex; speech centre (center)
pronunciation; production of sound
maintenance; preservation; improvement
visual area (of the brain); visual cortex
to play a leading role; to play a central part
dull sound; muffled sound
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
inversion; opposition; conflicting; repulsion; contradiction
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
excess; surplus; superabundance
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
to manage something successfully; to be successful
skilfully; skillfully; successfully; smoothly; deliciously
to squeeze out; to wring out
rather; sooner; preferably
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to exchange (things); to convert (currency); to be in contrast (to); to contrast (with)
tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
out of focus; off the point
to be impressed; to greatly admire
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)