to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
to be greenish; to be tinged green
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
nature; property; disposition
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
good performance; good work; great success
you could say; you might say; verging on the
transparency; degree of clearness
not yet known; unknown; strange
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
unanticipated; unexpected
diversion; appropriation (e.g. of funds); misappropriation; re-use (e.g. old computer parts); recycling
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
materials; data; document
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
to manage; to settle; to dispose of; to deal with; to arrange
study; research; investigation
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
near; nearby; not far off
hydraulic power; water power
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes