allotment; assignment; allocation; allocation
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
combination; union; incorporation; congruence
comparing and adjusting; reconciling; lapping; precision surface finishing; margination
individual; particular; discrete; distinct
grandstand play; grandstanding; showboating; showing off
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
straying; wandering off course
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
duplication; repetition; overlapping; redundancy; restoration
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
dividing vertically; vertical split; top-to-bottom sectioning; division into sections; splitting lengthwise
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
pipe shaft (in a building); riser shaft
measurement error; calculation error
idealistic thought (argument)
credibility; trustworthiness
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
as far as ... is concerned; so far as ... can tell
a prediction may or may not come true; only god knows what will happen
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
to press a question; to cross-examine
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
jokingly; in the form of a joke
endurance; perseverance; patience
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact