to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
technique; art; skill; move
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.); sound effect
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
flash (of light); glint; schiller
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
attentive to detail; meticulous in one's work
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
visual hallucination; vision
this is why; this means; it is the case that
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
ahem; cough-cough; noise in lieu of a comment or contrary view
question; inquiry; enquiry
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
high grade; special grade; classy
holder (of a record, title, permit, etc.)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
in the end; at the end of the day
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above
(power of) understanding; comprehensive faculty
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
just a minute; small quantity
slow to understand; slow-witted
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage