as you see; as you can see
natural light; unpolarized light
preliminary arrangements; spade work
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
to throw into; to toss into
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
to wind (thread, film, etc.)
unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood of a conversation
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
not bad; not half bad; pretty good
rare; uncommon; not often seen
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
housing district; residential district
pipe shaft (in a building); riser shaft
development (of film); photographic processing
milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter
image quality (film, video, etc.)
way; method; means; (technical) specification
snapshot (esp. of people)
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
private office; private practice
going through; going via; going by way of
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to keep in mind; to memorize
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset