affectation; pretension; thin veneer; blunt sword with a tempered steel edge
white ball (baseball, golf ball, etc.)
billiards; pool; serial collisions (of cars)
pearls thrown before swine; unused possession; useless possession; waste of talent
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
background chatter on a film, TV show, etc.; walla; rhubard; extras; background actors
at first; initially; in the beginning
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move
all times and places; all ages and countries
depending on the situation; depending on circumstances
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
plump; fleshy; well-rounded; pleasant (fragrance); rich
recovery; regaining; getting back; retrieval; restoration; revival
final scene; the end; finale
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
heaven and earth; universe; trigrams qian and kun (of the I Ching); yin and yang; northwest and southwest
to step on (a nail); to run (a nail) through one's foot; to put one's foot through (the floor)
revelation; manifestation; appearance; expression (e.g. in molecular biology; protein expression or gene expression)
sharp-eared; have sharp ears; picks things up fast
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; to one's heart's content
outline; summary; gist; basic points
submitting to (a demand, one's fate, etc.); putting up with; resigning oneself to; accepting (without complaint)
to intercommunicate; to exchange (messages, vows, etc.)
return journey; one's way home; one's way back
sandstorm; noise (video); snow
to melt together; to blend together
separate; respective; different
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
the two views (of an object) referring to the same thing; being inseparable like the two sides of an object; two sides of the same coin
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)