yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
rarity (esp. of collectables, trading cards, etc.)
downward compatible; backward compatible; compatible with input or components intended for lower tier or older systems, versions, etc.; upward compatible; forward compatible; compatible with input or components intended for higher tier or later systems, versions, etc.
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
pearls thrown before swine; unused possession; useless possession; waste of talent
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
to do up one's shoelaces; to tie one's shoes; to lace up one's shoes
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
to shed light; to cast light
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
idol (i.e. carving or painting of a deity)
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
synthetic fibre; synthetic fiber
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
very; greatly; exceedingly
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
refined taste; good taste
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
accelerator; accelerator pedal; gas pedal
to apply correspondingly; to correspond to; to be proportionate to; to conform to
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
copying; duplication; reproduction; copy
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
transcription (of a text, DNA, RNA, etc.); copying; transfer (printing); transcription; transliteration
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits
hiding one's embarrassment
being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream