promising; hopeful; full of promise
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
tail (of an animal); cauda; tail (of a kite, etc.); tail end; tail (of a comet); slope at the foot of a mountain
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
flying vehicle; flying object; aircraft
leaf (of a tree); tree leaves; foliage
careless; thoughtless; rash; rude; at fault
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
(clenched) fist; knuckles
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
managerial liability; executive responsibility; accountability
how things should be; the way something ought to be; ideal state; ideal form
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out; (arch.) to lose motivation; (arch.) to get discouraged
dividing into four; quartering
will not do; do not; does not
objet d'art; item of artwork; object; curio
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
to let down one's hair; to undo hair
in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
obscene; indecent; salacious; lascivious; lewd
disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
secret art; secret technique; mysteries (of an art)
goggling; rolling (one's eyes)
Western painting; Western film; Western movie
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling