to get accustomed to using
large sketchbook used during TV filming to notify the cast of special stage direction, relay messages, etc.; cue card; crib sheet; cheat sheet
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
unidentifiable; unidentified
(coming to a) mutual understanding; understanding each other
historic ruins (remains, relics); archeological site
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
diastrophism; movement and deformation of the earth's crust; upheaval (e.g. in politics); seismic shift; earthshaking changes
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
to spew venom; to speak ill (of people)
wildly enthusiastic; crazy (about something)
in advance; beforehand; previously
suspension; pause; temporary halt; stopping (at an intersection, railway crossing, etc.)
man of the hour; woman of the hour
pro wrestling; professional wrestling
physical fight; IRL fight; real match (as opposed to a training match); no-holds-barred fight
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
variation in color (colour); having a different color
popular (with); in favour (with); well received
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
one by one; in detail; minutely
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
control; check; restraint; inhibition