strength; power; proficiency; ability
power of expression; expressiveness; expressive power
unpublished; not yet announced
to find out; to discover; to locate
treasure hunting; treasure hunt; lucky dip; game involving finding hidden prizes from a sand box, barrel of leaves, etc.
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
study; research; investigation
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
results of a scientific investigation; findings
singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester
such; like that; in that way
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
free; unfettered; according to one's own whims; doing as one likes
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
knothole; peep-hole; bad eyes
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to say no more; to sink into silence
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt