Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
in spite of; regardless of
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
everyday life; daily life
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
training; drill; practice; discipline
compatibility; coexistence; standing together
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
excess; surplus; superabundance
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
serious; severe; grave; acute
accumulation; accumulate; store
authority; power; influence
university hospital; teaching hospital
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
reopening; resumption; restarting
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
winter vacation; winter holidays
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
taking a class; studying a subject; completing a course
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)