special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke
magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
according to plan; as planned; on target
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
selfishness; egotism; egoism; egocentricity
amount of material resources
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)
hound; hunting dog; gun dog
maid; helper; help; assistance
simmer; bubble out; flow out
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
stain; blot; flaw; disgrace
dung beetle; gold beetle; goldbug; maggots in faeces (feces)
different culture; foreign culture
superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)
passing the winter; hibernation
domineering husband; hectoring husband; husband who rules the roost
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
big and round (eyes, shaven head, etc.)
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
atmospheric current; air current; airflow
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
touting; tout; barker; pander
room for growth; potential; promise
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
fish market; fish dealer; fishmonger
butcher's shop; butcher; meat shop
(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture
protective coloration; protective colouration; camouflage
this and that; one thing or another
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
user's manual; instruction manual; operation manual
table of contents; contents
course (e.g. of lectures); academic university unit (professor, lecturers, etc.)