hook-and-loop fastener; Velcro
(switched) on; being on the green (of one's ball)
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
wheedling child; spoiled child; pampered child; child who always demands attention
elliptical shape; oval shape
graduations (on a ruler, thermometer, etc.); gradations; division; scale
semicircle; hemicycle; half globe; to go halfway round (e.g. the earth)
private funds; own funds; private property
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
be (that) as it may; having said that
to exert oneself; to make efforts
every ...; every other ...; at intervals of ...; with ... in between; ... apart
check (against); collation (with); comparison; verification
light and shade; shade (of colour, color); depth (of flavor); complexity; strength and weakness (of flavor)
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits
recovery; undoing; recall
maintaining the status quo
longitudinal direction; vertical direction; portrait orientation
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); ground swell; surge
storage; preservation; stocking; hoarding (of goods or money without productive use)
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
locking on (to a target, esp. by radar)
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
measured value; actual measurement
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
prompt decision; snap judgement; snap judgment
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
eight-tenths; ostracism; casting someone out; type of baggy tobi trousers with the baggy part taking up eight-tenths of the full length of the trouser leg
reestablish; reset (a password)
operability; usability; user friendliness; ease of use; maneuverability; manoeuvrability