specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
to bake; to plate; to print; to burn into one's memory; to sear into one's consciousness
individual; one by one; separate; each
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
unexpected; contrary to expectations; unforeseen
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
to lure someone; to entice someone
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
to keep (a person) waiting
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
to lose sight of; to miss
specialization; specialisation
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
wide area; wide view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-out view
it's not over yet; you haven't seen anything yet; it's not over until the fat lady sings; it's too soon to tell; we're not out of the woods
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
flamberge; sword with undulations in the blade
to bend; to warp; to curve
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally