skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
dilatorily; sluggishly; to take a lot of time; to become late; to take it easy
trickery; wiles; finesse; Machiavellism
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
and yet; despite (all) that
please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother
outspoken; forthright; frank; direct
up until now; as recently as the present
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
how can (one) do something
atonement; the Atonement (of Jesus Christ)
make no progress; remain unsettled
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
racking one's brains; worrying oneself; being anxious
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
vocal sound; tone of voice
passion; sexual desire; lust; attachment (esp. to one's family or a member of the opposite sex)
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
to take away; to carry off
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
seemingly good; (of) good appearance; looking good
good humour (humor); good mood
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless