to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
countermeasure; counter-measure
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
to fold up; to fold into layers
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
burden; load (e.g. CPU time, electricity, etc.)
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
good handwriting; skillful penmanship; speedy writing; vigorous writing
rationalization; justification
to rebuke strongly; to tell off
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
how to use (something); usage instructions; directions (for usage); use; usage
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
I have nothing to do with it
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
weatherbeaten; exposed to rain
to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
a question (an issue) of where responsibility (liability) lies; a question of who is responsible (to blame)
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
leisurely post; do-nothing job; sinecure
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
to look upwards; to look up
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
fifth day of the month; five days
publication; issue (of journal, newspaper, etc.); issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising an event (software)
main point; gist; essentials; bones (e.g. of an idea); pith
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through