to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
disassembly; dismantling; factorization; decomposition; resolution; deblocking
driver (of a vehicle); screwdriver; driver (golf); driver; device driver
(circuit) tester; micrometer
cutting pliers; lineman's pliers; combination pliers
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
mechanism; mechanics; machines; mechanic
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
journal; magazine; periodical
appendix; supplement; annex; extra (of a newspaper or magazine)
meddling; fumbling; fondling; playing around with something
mechanic; mechanical; mechanism; technique (e.g. in piano-playing)
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
adherence; sticking (to); fixation
distant look; faraway look
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
scoundrel; rascal; villain
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
to rest one's chin in one's hands
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
war; fighting; fierce competition
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
to work without sleep or rest
difference; discrepancy; variation
to beat to death; to kill
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears