devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
living thing; organism; creature; biology
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
vocal sound; tone of voice
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
construction; establishment
same; similar; (just) like; equal
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
raw materials; ingredients