to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
medical cream; ointment; salve; liniment
sewing together; stitching up (a wound); suture
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
partly puffed up; bubblingly
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
length of time which food products will keep; to keep a long time
enshrinement; installation (of an image)
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
misunderstanding; misapprehension; false impression; to be mistaken; to have the wrong idea
trial product; prototype model
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
rivet; tack; thumbtack; drawing-pin; hobnail
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
coming to a head; coming to the surface; becoming an issue; breaking
pleased to make your acquaintance
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
the very start; the very beginning
greeting; a fine thing to say
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
speech; expression; wording; language
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
strict; hidebound; inflexible; being a stickler for the rules; sticking hard and fast to the rules
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
human kindness; human weakness
human relations; personal relationships
smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess