knowledge (of a skill, art, etc.); proficiency; essentials; know-how; preparedness; readiness
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
dynamic visual acuity; DVA; kinetic vision
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
nonstandard; out of spec; irregular; exceptional; extraordinary; unbelievable
pair; set of two; pair-oared boat; pair; two of a kind
consecutive defeats; series of defeats
pride; dignity; self-worth
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
very unskillful; extremely awkward
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
critical point (temperature)
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
to grapple with (each other); to tussle with; to wrestle with; to scuffle with
restoration; repair; mending
bubble on the surface of water; (coming to) nothing; naught; something short-lived
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
to overdo; to do too much
harmonious; peaceful; congenial; friendly; happy
fan-tan (game); sevens; parliament
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
to cease; to stop; to be over
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
brand-new article; new item
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
two sheets (of paper or other flat objects)
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
inside this; in this; in here; among these; of this group; out of these
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
cannot help (feeling); unbearably; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...