by myself; in person; by oneself
cemented carbide; superhard; ultrahard
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
high and low; rise and fall
nature; property; disposition
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
to be unable to understand; to baffle one's understanding; to be beyond one's comprehension
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
retention; maintenance; preservation
such ... as; or some such
advanced (developed) country; advanced nations
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
running alone; running solo; having a large lead (over the others); being far ahead (of everyone else); having one's own way; ignoring others' opinions and acting as one wishes
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
government body; government agency
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
from the beginning; from scratch
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
depending on the situation; depending on circumstances
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
on the sea; surface of the sea
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
salty sea breeze; salt wind