to wear glasses; to put on glasses
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
omission; leaving out; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
depending on; dependent upon; relying on
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
synthesis; combination; general; combined; synthesis; colligation
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
proclamation; official notice; touch; contact
copy; photocopy; book jacket blurb; (advertising) slogan
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
outside ...; beyond ...; not included in ...
arrangement (of music); adaptation (of a story, recipe, etc.); interpretation; arranging (objects, a meeting, etc.); organization
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
adjustment; tweaking; improvement; modification; tinkering; minor alteration
script; libretto; scenario
three-legged race; cooperation with singleness of purpose (e.g. between companies); operating in tandem
to get used to; to become accustomed to; to be at home (on the stage)
to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain
counter for chairs or seats; foot; leg
lucky seventh (inning); seventh-inning stretch
nice; good; well-executed
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
in the meanwhile; during the time
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
bathroom antechamber; dressing room; sink area; changing room (at a bathhouse, swimming pool, etc.)
going to and fro; back and forth
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise