repair; mending; fixing; servicing
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
from the beginning; from scratch
to add (to); to add on; to append
to interlace; to fit together; to combine; to mingle
accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
notation; orthography; writing system; representation
difficult to ...; hard to ...
high-functioning; high-performance; sophisticated
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
instead; but (on the other hand)
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
to lay aside; to set aside
desperation; struggle to the death
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
settlement; solution; resolution
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
numeric operation; numeric calculation
upper half of the body; upper body
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
simulation; simulation (of a foul); diving; flopping
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
personality; character; individuality; personhood
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
occupation (e.g. of territory); exclusive possession