cave; hollow; cavity; hollow
cheap article; poor quality article
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
I see; that's right; indeed
neither this nor that; being at a loss; humming and hawing; shilly-shallying
to tinker with; to fumble with; to twist up
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
wood chips; wood offcuts; wood shavings; sawdust
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
immediately; at once; right away; directly; in person; first hand
cannot be compared with; no match for
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
accurate; correct; precise; exact
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
work of art the creator has confidence in; work one is proud of
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting
from the beginning; from scratch
naturally; of course; understandably
to popularize; to popularise; to give currency to; to set a trend
handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
part; part-timer; part-time (work)
to be conspicuous; to stand out
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
detectable; noticeable; recognizable; observable
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate