to give directions; to issue instructions
to reveal one's true nature; to show one's true colours; to give oneself away; to be exposed (of a lie, etc.)
moment to quit; way to quit
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
to forget completely; to leave behind
steel frame; steel beam; steel girder
offstage; backstage; behind the scenes
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to become an expert; to be master at
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
me, me, me; egotistic; ego-driven
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
slack; loose; lax; slovenly; sloppy
silent profile (in cell phones); silent mode; vibrate mode
toppling sideways; turning sideways; falling over sideways; barrel roll
during a telephone call; busy line
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
tottering steps; drunken staggering
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
interior (of building, room, vehicle, etc.); interior design
example; specimen; sample
to be bony; to be angular
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
(school) girlish taste (for things that are sweet, cute, romantic, etc.); interest in young girls (rather than adult women)
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation