button (clothing); push-button; button
hastily constructed; hastily built; made in a hurry; jerry-built; makeshift
ultimate weapon; one's final trump card
stock; products; goods (esp. stolen); loot; spoils
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
standing (committee); permanent (exhibit)
deterrent effect; chilling effect; restraining effect
traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
number (on its own, without considering its proportion to the whole); overall number
work style; way of working
going around; orbiting; circling; circumference; girth; surroundings
to come apart; to unravel; to come loose; to become disarrayed (e.g. of hair)
easily; in no time; effortlessly
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
to wait and see; to sit on the fence; to be noncommittal
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
to stand on a podium; to teach; to be a teacher
big man; large man; tall man; giant
volume (sound level); volume; bulk; volume (book); volume (storage area); potentiometer
chest measurement; bust measurement
bursting at the seams; bulging; snip-snip (of scissors)
to be cut out for (e.g. a job); to be suited (to)
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell
Barre; Barry (UK); Valley
always hitting the bull's-eye; infallible
extremely muscular person; muscle-bound person
being used to ...; getting used to ...; being accustomed to; being conditioned to; be familiar with
personal history; background; career
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
harvest; crop; fruits (of one's labors); gain; catch (fishing); bag (hunting)
desk for a speaker; lectern; rostrum; platform
scissors (in rock-paper-scissors)
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
sand, ash, etc., thrown in the eyes to blind someone; throwing something at someone's eyes to blind them; eye poke (in combat sports); eye-gouging
available; enabled; can be used; may be used
to sift out; to screen or eliminate (candidates)
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
expertise; specialized knowledge; technical knowledge; expert knowledge
source of worry; source of distress