to stop (plug) one's ears
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
lightly; nimbly; with agility; casually; readily; regularly
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
small; tiny; (lit.) size of a palm
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; card; program
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
bungler; greenhorn; low quality (of crops, fruits, etc.); poor produce; wasp larva (esp. of yellowjacket species Vespula flaviceps; used as food); bee larva
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
copy; photocopy; book jacket blurb; (advertising) slogan
making use of; application; practical use; operation (esp. of a boat); steering
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
instead; but (on the other hand)
roughly; broadly; generally; more or less
passing (an exam); pass; success; meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvring
confusion; bustle; turmoil; to rush around; to act frantically