person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
numerical value; numerics; reading (on a meter, etc.)
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
(insectile, especially moth) scales
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
earpick; ear cleaning (with an earpick)
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
greedy; grasping; tightfisted; predatory (e.g. business); calculating; avaricious
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
instead; but (on the other hand)
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
today and tomorrow; today or tomorrow; in a day or two; very soon
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
without; but if; otherwise; or else
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
attribute; property; context; character class, type, fetish, etc.
collecting together and buying; doing a big shop
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
on the cheap side; comparatively cheap; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a lower score
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
counter for books; volume