composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
no!; no no!; no, not at all
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to flutter down (of leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
failure; mistake; blunder
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
making an attempt; trial run
witnessing; observing; sighting