to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
copper (Cu); bronze (medal)
the five fingers; leading five; top five
to pass from one's lips; to escape one's lips
selection; choice; option
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
noisy; confused; uproarious
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to be at a loss for words
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
angry; indignant; wrathful; enraged
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
neither this nor that; being at a loss; humming and hawing; shilly-shallying
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
to begin to do; to cater; to deliver food
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
much less; to say nothing of
association; society; organization; organisation
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life