skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
partly open; in half bloom
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
something like ...; something called ...
minimum; at the very least
row of teeth; set of teeth; dentition
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
packing; crating; packaging
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
exaggerated; overblown; overdone
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
tightly; tautly; (springing, straightening) up; suddenly; intuitively; instinctively
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
to send (a person or thing) to; to deliver; to escort
helper; assistant; help; assistance
monetary; financial; pecuniary
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
because of; owing to; due to
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
by itself; automatically; naturally
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to throw off (clothes); to cast off; to fling off; to cast off (old ideas, habits, etc.); to discard