qualifications; requirements; capabilities
practical business; practical work experience; practicum; practice
self-education; self-instruction; self-study
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
continuation; succession; series
authorized architect and builder; licensed architect; registered architect
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to start working; to take action
household economy; family finances
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
to go after one's dreams; to follow one's dreams; to pursue one's dreams
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled
serious look (on one's face); straight face
main question; real issue at hand
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
(with a) start; fright; alarm; creaking; cracking; snapping
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
much less; to say nothing of
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
resigning to another's will; going along without resistance; doing as another wants
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
to grimace; to make a wry face
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
cheap; rubbishy; shoddy; roughly made
coexistence; living together
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy