material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
historic; historical; traditional
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
exactly as stated; verbatim
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
hollow; mid-air; air; sky
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
passage; path; route; one's way
backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
middle of the night; dead of night
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration