ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
(ease of) handling; operation; arrangement (of pipes, wires, etc.); layout; wrestler's belt used in a bout
(raining) heavily; (water rushing) plentily; with white noise; with a buzz
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
great fool; utter fool; complete idiot; absolute moron
arguing someone down; scolding; rebuking; proclaiming (the truth); expounding
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to knock down; to knock out
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
like this; this sort; this way
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
rough (touch, voice, etc.); coarse; gritty; rattling (of beans, beads, etc.)
blur; blurred; indistinct
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
load on one's chest; obstacle; hindrance; impediment
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
as before; as ever; as it was originally
to detain; to check; to restrain
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
moron; idiot; stupid person
(your, his, her) daughter
to apologize; to apologise
still; even now; to this day
these guys; these fellows
to square one's shoulders
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound