stopper; cork; plug; tap; faucet; stopcock
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
special; particular; peculiar; unique
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
deep-seated grudge; hatred
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
to get hold of; to take possession of; to seize
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
misanga bracelet; good luck charm made from knotted embroidery floss, thread or gimp
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
to raise one's voice; to shout
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
to scatter away; to vanish
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
head; brains; intellect; understanding
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
quantification; expressing in numerical form; conversion to numerical form
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback