inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to do (something negative); to make (a blunder); to commit (an error); to eat (up); to drink
asymmetry; dissymmetry; unsymmetry
to tuck (e.g. sleeves); to roll up
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
metallic lustre; metallic luster
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
full view; plain sight; completely visible
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
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
product; produce; result; fruit
to jar; to creak; to grate
to give up on; to turn one's back on; to abandon; to forsake; to desert; to leave
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
(dispensation of) free medicine
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to come down in the world; to fall low; to be ruined; to be reduced to poverty; to fall on hard times
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
change of job; change of occupation; career change
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
they; those guys; those fellows
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
at a loss for words; stumped for words
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
helping hand; help; support; aid
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
to cry and shout; to scream
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
to break the silence; to break one's silence
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)