skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
in the mountains; among the mountains
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
looking pale; looking unwell
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
countermeasure; counter-measure
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
undesirable lover (boyfriend, girlfriend); passion; temper; irritability
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
it's no joke; gimme a break!
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
by the way; meanwhile; on the other hand
essence; true nature; substance; reality
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself