class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
to insert; to put between; to tuck (e.g. fabric into a gap)
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
congestion (e.g. traffic); delay; stagnation
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
secret ceremony; ritual; sanctum sanctorum
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
endurance contest; test of endurance
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
through a wall; on the other side of a wall
complete picture; panorama; what it all adds up to; bird's eye view; all-embracing portrait; overall perspective
irritation; annoyance; frustration
presumption; assumption; estimation
extra (charge, fare, etc.); premium; bonus; (after a number) tenths increase
to continue to increase; to continue to mount
to be too numerous; to be too much
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to protrude
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
brilliance; luster; lustre; vividness; life
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
to be exhausted; to be worn out
soft; fragile; weak; poorly built; insubstantial
to fray one's nerves; to wear out one's nerves; to frazzle one's nerves; to be a nervous wreck
it hasn't been long since
to make even; to make smooth; to make level; to average
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)