changing one's attitude; turning over a new leaf; getting a fresh start
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
to be collected; to be gathered (e.g. mushrooms, etc.); to be harvested; to be able to collect; to be able to mine
agricultural land; farmland
zip; ping; zing; zoom; whoosh
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
curved; forming the shape of an arch
adoption; selection; choice
to play a trick on; to cheat; to deceive; to dupe
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
conference room; place of assembly
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed; field of alpine flowers
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
mental; psychological; physical
shamelessly; acting brazenly unaffected; being resigned to (disgrace)
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
international; worldwide; cross-border; cosmopolitan
performance (e.g. music, dance, pantomime, etc.)
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
to finger; to tamper (with)
craft; cunning; guile; serpentine wisdom
(brute) force; using all one's might
to fill with holes; to riddle (e.g. with bullets)
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
as a rule; in general; in principle; basically; essentially; fundamentally
to become decrepit; to become senile
incineration; destroy by fire
to bring to light; to expose (to the world)
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
battle of wits; contest of wits
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation