uncertain; vague; ambiguous
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
to shake; to waver; to tremble
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
strong interaction; strong force
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
clearly; distinctly; vividly
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
change; transformation; inversion
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
physical work; manual labour (labor)
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
pale; pallid; bluish-white
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
hairline; borders of the hair
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
(arch.) dismissal; (arch.) discharge
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
to join together (wooden boards, etc.); to patch together (pieces of cloth, etc.); to glue together
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
to bud; to sprout; to germinate; to have luck on one's side; to get lucky
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious