means; way; method; measure
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
blunder; bungle; gaffe; bungling; stupid; tactless
assertion; declaration; affirmation
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
sense of justice; feeling of righteousness; moral sense
technical prowess; technical ability; technical finesse; technological prowess; technological capabilities
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
difficult to ...; hard to ...
environment; surroundings; circumstances
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
such a thing; something like that
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
shivering; trembling; shuddering; shaking
right (to do something); authority; power
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point