unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to hit the mark; to hit the nail on the head
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
about 80%; almost certainly; mostly
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
that's a different matter; that's a different story
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
to eke out a living; to get a bare livelihood; to live from hand to mouth
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
learning by watching others; learning by imitation
to strike dead; to beat to death
white heat; incandescence; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
that is to say; so that means
going straight on; going straight ahead
to form a complete whole; to be joined together
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
to leap back; to jump back
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
shortage; amount outstanding (e.g. on loan); deficit
overflow; abundance; exuberance
pupil; student; schoolchild
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead