fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to wear (multiple layers of clothes); to wear underneath; to dress up (esp. in formal clothes); to attire oneself (in); to break in (through repeated wearing); to wear in
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
witnessing; observing; sighting
trial of strength; test of one's strength (stamina)
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
cutter; cutting tool; box cutter; utility knife; (tailor's) cutter; cutter (boat)
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
contempt; scorn; disdain; despising; looking down on; slighting
to add fuel to the fire; to make things worse; to stir things up
explosive; blasting powder
extinguishing; dying out (of a fire); putting out
great disaster; catastrophe; train wreck
as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
support; backing; aid; assistance
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
solution; solution strategy
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
salvation by faith in Amitabha; relying on others; depending on others
opening fully; full throttle; full power
right on the heels of yesterday; only yesterday
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
and (so); (and) then; because of which; in addition to that
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to unfold; to unroll; to open
to be put at a disadvantage; to get the short end of the stick
grip (of hand); grip strength