the work of man; human feat; something humanly possible
to succeed (in doing); to manage to do; to accomplish; to carry off; to pull off
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
ending up right back where one started
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to appoint; to nominate; to consider (oneself) to be; to pose as; to assume (a role, responsibility, etc.); to take on
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
praise; worship; adoration; glorification
chanting in a loud voice; singing in a loud voice
development; growth; progress; development; expansion (of a typhoon, low-pressure area, etc.); developmental disability
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
Bible; the Scriptures; Holy Writ
protection; defence; support; safeguarding; championship; vindication
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
being particular (about); being fussy; being picky; being choosy; being fastidious
sharp (eyes, ears, etc.); keen; acute; sharp-witted; shrewd; clever
weather forecast; weather report
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
reproductive organ; reproductive system
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
division of labor; division of labour; specialization; specialisation; assembly-line production
separate; respective; different
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
extreme; terrible; absurd; unreasonable; fool; idiot
I don't know for certain, but ...; I don't know if that's the reason, but ...
dead center; (right in the) middle; midst; midst (e.g. of a storm); heyday; (the) height (e.g. of a debate)
to telephone; to make a phone call
gem; jewel; precious stone
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life