technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
foundation stone; cornerstone
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to be found; to be discovered
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
having one misfortune after another; insult to injury
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
hay fever; pollinosis (allergy to pollen)
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
yellow sand; yellow dust; loess; desert
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
just made; fresh (from the oven); newly-built (house)
hot (e.g. from the oven); steaming (from the pot); fresh; fresh (e.g. out of university); new (e.g. married couple)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
restoration; repair; mending
to anticipate; to foresee