gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)
to skin (one's knee); to graze; to scratch
license system; licence system; permit system; approval basis
unloading (cargo, etc.); discharge
to be lazy; to be slack; to feel dull; to feel languid; to feel listless
(dying) suddenly; (breaking) brittly; with a snap; softly and swellingly
ban on entering (a building, venue, etc.)
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair)
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
operation scar; scar from an operation
sewing together; stitching up (a wound); suture
specialization; specialty; speciality; expertise
customary practice; habit; traditional event
saving; savings; accumulation; putting aside; reserving
starting late; late departure
belief that where there's a will, there's a way
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
offstage; backstage; behind the scenes
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
magician; conjurer; illusionist
unearthly; otherworldly; out of this world; ethereal
to make do errands; to set to scutwork
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
vivid; brightly colored; brilliant; radiant
to reject (a manuscript); to turn down (a proposal)
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
show tent; circus tent; freak show
first time; first innings; initial attempt; first; initial
public performance; exhibition in a foreign country
lip service; mere words; professions; lips; mouth; snout
bring-your-own (e.g. food and drink); carry-on (e.g. luggage)
bringing; taking; carrying
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
male and female (animals); the two sexes; victory and defeat; strengths and weaknesses