practice (in the field); training (esp. practical and hands-on); practical exercise; drill
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
if you think about it; come to think of it
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
library (usu. single-room); small library
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
reopening; resumption; restarting
discovery; detection; finding
damply; moistly; clammily; stickily
this sort of; this type of
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
large number (of); many; majority
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
to have the privilege of doing
intelligence; intellect; brains
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
(military) expedition; campaign; expedition (for exploration, research, etc.); travelling (a long way); tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.)
individual; private person; personal; natural person
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
from now; from this moment; henceforth
preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike
vermillion (colour); cinnabar; vermillion (pigment); cinnabar ink stick; correction written in red ink