machine parts; machinery; equipment
stands; bleachers; stand (e.g. newspaper stand); counter (e.g. lunch counter); stand (e.g. inkstand); desk lamp
backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind
discrimination; discernment; identification
to pluck; to pick; to tear
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
blackbird (Turdus merula)
collar; color; colour; hair colouring (coloring); calla (variety of arum lily)
self-education; self-instruction; self-study
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)
thunderous roar; roaring sound
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
recompense; indemnity; atonement
to sweep the slate clean; to start again from the beginning; to do it all over again
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
giving two or three light tugs (or pushes); (arch.) worrying about; (arch.) moping; (arch.) suddenly angry; (arch.) feeling a surge of anger
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
obscene; indecent; dirty; improper
to boil strongly; to be excited
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
Fender Telecaster (guitar)
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
audience; attendance; hearers
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
drenched with sweat; sweaty all over
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
to shake one's head (in denial)
the way back; the way home; return trip