groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
streamline shape; aerodynamic shape
to get narrower; to contract
short and stout; small but wide around
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
materials; data; document
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
to look forward to something
three times; thrice; third (musical interval)
to visit; (arch.) (original meaning) to make a noise
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to worry; to fret; to get anxious
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
expression; presentation; representation; notation
in that manner; like that
(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
person who has great confidence (faith) in himself
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago