basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
a little more than usual; bribe money added to a regular fee; and then some
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
clickbaiting; giving something a misleading title
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
to refer to; to use as reference
recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
(one's) workload; amount of work (to be) done by one
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
substitution; alternation; alternative; substitute
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
chopping board; cutting board
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
better safe than sorry; one should err on the side of caution
without (making) any mistakes; flawlessly; accurately