skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
Chinese cooking; Chinese food
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
paper towel; kitchen paper; kitchen roll
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
to divulge one's true feelings; to open one's heart
to thrust away; to send flying
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
to feel uncomfortable; to be offended; to have a bad time
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
to drive mad; to make insane; to cause a malfunction; to put out of order; to derail (a plan, etc.)
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover