sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
strength; power; proficiency; ability
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
how; in what way; by what means
to discuss; to talk together
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
needle holder; needle driver
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
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)
sterilised; sterilized; sterile; pasteurised; pasteurized; germ-free
Cupar (Britain); Cooper; Couper; Cowper
scissors (esp. surgical scissors)
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
picking out; taking out; (surgical) removal; exposure
blank; blank space; gap; time spent not doing something (e.g. working, practicing)
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
difficult (to obtain, receive permission, access, etc.); tough (to do, etc.)
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity
reopening; resumption; restarting
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
operating field; operative field; surgical field
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in