to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
smacking one's lips (over food)
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
to some extent; to a certain extent
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
to grudge; to be stingy; to be unwilling to pay
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to be photographed; to be projected
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
materials; data; document
detection; sense (e.g. sensor)
last week; the week before
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
freezing; cold storage; refrigeration
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
one who knows little often repeats it
with a start; with a jump
to look around; to survey
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
substitute (e.g. actor); substitution; stand-in; double
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
self-defense; self-defence
payment in advance; advance payment; payment on delivery (e.g. business-reply mail, collect phone calls); forerunner
one more time; once more; once again
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
ostensible (surface) reason
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)