stand; rest; setting (of a gem); mounting; stock (in grafting); counter for machines and vehicles; level (e.g. price level)
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
so; therefore; and; (and) then
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
reincarnation; rebirth; transmigration; metempsychosis
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
transfer; assignment; conveyance
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
price reduction; discount
patch; patching; join; joining; successor; heir
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
change of job; change of occupation; career change
from the beginning; from scratch
correction; rectification; mending; repair
loss; waste (e.g. of time); feeling of loss; Los Angeles; L.A.
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
gun; firearm; small arms (e.g. rifle, pistol, etc)
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
mechanic; mechanical; mechanism; technique (e.g. in piano-playing)
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
ammunition; arrows and bullets; missile; projectile
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to see the light of day; to be revealed (to the world); to be realized
winners (those who have succeeded socially, economically, etc.)
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
counter for choices, options, etc.
self-sufficiency; self-containment; autonomy; self-absorption