expert; skilled hand; person of experience
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
moment by moment; hour by hour
leader; authority; mainstay
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
and yet; though; when; in spite of
ladle; dipper; wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris); cow parsley; keck
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
follower; follower (on social media)
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
theory; standard procedure; common strategy; established tactics
swing (of a golf club, tennis racket, etc.); swing; swing
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
unprecedented; never seen before
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
not be concerned at all; not mind at all; not care a bit
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
breaking off an engagement
going out (before burning completely); dying out; fizzling out (e.g. of a plan); falling through; coming to nothing
to intend; to be sure that
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
level; standard; water level
light meal; snack; refreshments
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
coquettish; teasing; mischievous; devilish
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
unfavourably; unfavorably; disparagingly; insultingly; ill
halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
leaving (a hall, meeting, stadium, etc.); exit; walkout; exit (from the stage); leaving the stage
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
to await; to wait for; to expect