to refer to; to consult; to use as a reference
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
value to society; raison d'être; existence value
nasty; disgusting; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; creepy
adaptability; ability to apply knowledge to new situations; practical skills
grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments
casting pearls before swine
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of a restaurant)
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
imprudent fellow; misguided fellow
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
little power; little influence; (one's) poor ability; limited ability; what little one can do
to whine; to make feeble complaints
appearance; air; condition; state; form
late-growing rice; late-ripening crops; late-blooming flowers; late developer (e.g. child who reaches puberty late); late bloomer
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
enrollment in kindergarten; enrollment in nursery school; entering a park, garden, zoo, etc.
full particulars; all the details; the whole story; everything (about); from beginning to end
covert action; covert operations
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
marking; grading; scoring
zero (points, marks); no marks; zero (of a function); root; zero degrees (Celsius); freezing point
similar but different; alike only in appearance; falsely similar; spurious; sham; pseudo-
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
as many (people) as possible
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
installation; mounting; furnishing; run (on a bank); bank run
secret information; intelligence