expertise; experience; knowledge
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
to strip a person of all his or her clothes; to leave someone with nothing; to leave someone penniless; to steal someone blind
to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
mental; spiritual; emotional
almost every day; almost daily
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
pointing out; identification
foolishness; stupidity; silliness
to feel ashamed; to be abashed
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to succeed in doing; to manage to do; to finish doing
natural span of life; 250 years old
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
shameless; shameless person
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
innermost feelings; heart; motive; nature; disposition; spirit
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
the other day; some days ago; recently; a day in the past
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)
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
abrupt; sudden; unexpected