to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
to gaze (at); to stare intently (at); to look fixedly (at); to fascinate; to enchant; to possess
important point; point to make note of
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
with a bang; with a bam; with a wham
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
for work; in a manner related to work
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
sullenly; discontentedly; silently (in a bad mood); grumpily; with hurt feelings
reopening; resumption; restarting
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
fine split (e.g. in wood); hangnail
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
with a sting; with a tingle; nervously; tensely; with a rip; with a ripping sound
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to breathe out; to exhale
to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)
parts; accessories; components
(picture) frame; architrave (of a door, window, etc.)
roof boards; ceiling; back board (furniture)
milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
earning extra money (e.g. from a side job)
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full; at a maximum