technical skill; ability; capacity
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
you (plural); all of you; you all
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
bad things happen to those who attempt things; (lit.) if a dog walks they will hit a stick; good luck may come unexpectedly
to recover consciousness; to come to
to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings
sensual love; love affair
that's too bad; too bad for you!
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
near; close; beside; third person
seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
without; but if; otherwise; or else
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
genuine article; real thing; real deal
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
beep; honk (car horn); buzz (buzzer); boo (wrong answer, like buzzer on quiz shows)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
talk; chat; troth; lovers' vow
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
depending on; dependent on
sense of language; feeling of a word; impression a word makes; nuance
furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled
very interesting; of great interest
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
leaving to chance; leaving to fate
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
one by one; thoroughly; exhaustively; with a fine-tooth comb
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
back street; back alley; off-street
smell of something rotten; rotten smell