won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
degree of familiarity; popularity
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
painter; artist; drawing pictures; doodling; painting
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
seemingly good; (of) good appearance; looking good
coating (esp. lacquering)
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
business rival; professional jealousy
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
to step on a landmine; to really step in it; to screw up; to open up a can of worms
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
to become better; to improve
war; fighting; fierce competition
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity
to spread rumors; to spread rumours
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
death march; death march (in software development); crunch
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
with the exception of; excepting; excluding