exterior; packaging; cladding; armor (armour); arm
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
starting (machine, engine, car, etc.); activation
small; fine; detailed; stingy
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
driving skill; one's skill as a driver
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
acceleration; speeding up
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
January; first month of the lunar calendar
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
incident; affair; happening; event
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
reasonable (person); obedient (e.g. child); doing what one is told
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
business discussion; negotiation
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
conclusion of a contract; consummation of a contract
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but