odd; strange; queer; peculiar
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
some people; a few people; several people
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
muffler; scarf; comforter; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
one's own thing; thing held in one's hand(s); one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
the touch of; feel of; texture
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to become desperate; to give in to despair
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
several people; a few people
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
savage (barbaric) land; backward region; undeveloped area
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
dealing with; coping with
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with