awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
(Internet) troll; disturber; raising havoc; laying waste; robbery; holdup
thousands; several thousand
victim; injured party; sufferer
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
telling others; revealing to others; letting out a secret
martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
master; teacher; stable master
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
practice by repetition; learning by rote
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
continuation; succession; series
action of making something; -ification
in that respect; on that point; in that regard
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
combo (esp. a small jazz group); combination; set; combo (set of actions performed in sequence)
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
omen; sign of luck; origin; history; dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing
it is not (like that) either
will; testament; last request
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
transcontinental railroad