to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
society; the world; the times
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
to shade an account; to add something extra
box; box-shape; cube-type
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
streamline shape; aerodynamic shape
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
official announcement; proclamation
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
private; exclusive; secret
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
business world; business circles; (the) industry
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion