center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
technical (e.g. discussion); exclusive; professional
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
learning by watching others; learning by imitation
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
to boil; to heat; to excite; (arch.) to melt (metal)
in the future; another day; later
episode; anecdote; vignette
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
one day; (on) a certain day
the same as always; day after day
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
present (brought by a visitor); gift
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
to settle (a matter) for the time being; to complete the first stage (of something)
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
cake served with tea; teacake
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
relatively; comparatively
to stiffen; to become stiff
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
air-permeability; breathability
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on