handicraft; industrial art object
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
exceptional; unusual; special; especially; exceptionally; unusually
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
suitable person; well-qualified person; responsible party; responsible person
to be in opposition; to be in private life
to prove a loss; to be a disadvantage; to not pay
early (days); initial stage; initial
portion; part; snapshot; glimpse
possibility; potential; expandability
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
useless object; deadwood; white elephant; boondoggle
auxiliary device; auxiliary equipment
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
suddenly; all of a sudden
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
proper quantity; suitable amount; proper dose; optimal dose
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call
death rate; mortality rate
guinea pig (Cavia porcellus); subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
shallow thinking; superficial view; insufficient consideration
esoteric doctrines; mysteries
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
bright person; talented student; prodigy
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
each (every) time; whenever
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
likability; favorability; popularity
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
intolerant; small-minded; inflexible; unforgiving; unyielding; ungenerous
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly