result; effect; performance; workmanship; execution; shape and quality (of an article)
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to be worn down; to be reduced
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
worldly wisdom; secret of success in life
only recently; just of late
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
inversion; opposition; conflicting; repulsion; contradiction
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
on the occasion of; at the time of
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
true state; actual condition; reality
major premise (in a syllogism); important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued
side job; sideline; subsidiary business
a wise man keeps some of his talents in reserve; one shouldn't show off; the person who knows most often says least; (lit.) a skilled hawk hides its talons
telling others; revealing to others; letting out a secret
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
the same as always; day after day
now that; since; so long as; because
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
having said that; on the other hand
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
retrospective exhibition; retrospective
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
weakly; helplessly; weak; flimsy; easy to bend
comprehensive; exhaustive; cyclopedic; encompassing
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of