uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
pressure; compression; pressing
physical work; manual labour (labor)
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy
(physically) pushing and pulling; back-and-forth (in a negotiation, contest, etc.); push-pull (manual zoom or focus mechanism on a lens); weighing whether to attack or defend (with one's hand); haggling (over price); bargaining
way of thinking; point of view; opinion; approach (e.g. to a problem); attitude
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink
with a start; with a jump
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
harmonious; peaceful; congenial; friendly; happy
to intercommunicate; to exchange (messages, vows, etc.)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
at the very beginning of one's speech; immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak); before anything else; first of all
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
to clench (one's teeth); to grit; to set; to clamp
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
accepting an order; receiving an order; orders received; closed won
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
near oneself; close to one; familiar
there is nothing; having nothing
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
sympathy; compassion; pity
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to drive a bargain; to beat down the price; to haggle
courtesy call; going around to say hello (or goodbye) to everybody; making the rounds
one's every action; every single move; slight effort; least trouble; small amount of work
to coagulate; to congeal; to be fanatical (about); to be obsessed (with); to stiffen; to become stiff
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret