strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
handle; grip; holder; person who holds
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
whenever necessary; as needed; as required; at any time; at all times
exchange of ideas; exchange of opinions; brainstorming
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
to replace; to move; to change the position of
saltpeter; saltpetre; niter; nitre; potassium nitrate
ratio; proportion; percentage
combination; arrangement; distribution; marrying off
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
older sister; elder sister
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to write down; to record; to register
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
covert action; covert operations
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
chartered ship; chartering or hiring a vessel
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
serious; not joking; straight