amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
telepathy; tacit understanding; thought transference; non-verbal Zen Buddhist transmission to a disciple of the central tenets of Buddhism
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
tracing; trail left in the snow (by mountaineers); following (a trail of footprints); trace (of a matrix)
to step on a landmine; to really step in it; to screw up; to open up a can of worms
decrease; reduction; fall; depreciation; mitigation
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
verification of a calculation; checking (the result of) a calculation; going over one's figures
to become excited; to grow lively
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
background knowledge; prerequisite knowledge
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
all (there is); as long as there is
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
many a little makes a mickle; every little helps; (lit.) even dust becomes a mountain if piled together
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
isolated place; out-of-the-way place; remote part of the land
present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
secret trick; hidden method; trick of the trade; cheat (in a video game)
to fill in a hole; to plug a gap (money, personnel, etc.); to make up for a deficiency; to cover a deficit
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
plural; multiple; plural (number)
to be no match for; to not hold a candle to