fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
technique; art; skill; move
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
fraud; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
results; record; grades; marks
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
while; during (the time when)