flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
to (suddenly) get into a specific mood; (lit.) to get switched on
bad-feeling; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross; disgusting
eight-tenths; casting someone out; type of baggy tobi trousers with the baggy part taking up eight-tenths of the full length of the trouser leg
seven tenths; seventy percent; seven hundreds; seven percent
addition and deletion; taking out and putting in; plugging and unplugging; making do; getting by; managing
contact area (of an electrical connection)
highly directional microphone
to be grieved at heart; to be troubled; to be worried; to trouble oneself (about something)
friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction; strife
to scrape off; to shave off
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
undeserved good luck; luck of the devil; dumb luck; bad luck
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
companion; partner; spouse
to take a fancy to something; to be moved; to feel inclined to
grand; formal; ceremonial; (feeling) awkward; self-conscious; embarrassed
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
to go through formalities
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
close contest; close match; close game; close combat
internal organs; viscera; intestines
reason; cause; history; origin
example; specimen; sample