usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
notches; serration; indentation; notched; serrated; jagged
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
means; way; method; measure
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
(for) one's own use; personal use; private use
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
reaching a peak; reaching the limit; plateauing; maxing out
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
lower part; substructure; subordinate (office); good and faithful servant
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to pour into; to wash down (food); to insert (e.g. into a data stream); to integrate
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
in the future; another day; later
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
to bend forward; to stoop; to bow
to feel shy; to be bashful; to blush