knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
lightly and smoothly (of movements); swiftly; glidingly; (progressing) smoothly; (solving) easily
to torment; to torture; to harass
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
lightly; nimbly; with agility; casually; readily; regularly
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
express home delivery service; express home delivery parcel (box, etc.)
deliverer; deliveryman; delivery person
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
dropping; unloading; grated vegetables, fruit, etc.; grater; using new tools (or clothes, etc.); new tools (or clothes, etc.)
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
along the road; along the way
parroting back; repeating (something one was told) like a parrot
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
to show one's affection; to express one's love
whispering; murmuring; subdued
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
quirk of fate; curious coincidence; happy chance
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
weight training; muscle training
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
preference; priority; precedence
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
these guys; these fellows
to throw at; to turn; to raise
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
material (data) for one's research; research material
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
conjunctive particle indicating a cause or reason
at work; in the midst of work; working
passing through without stopping; passing by