to have a smattering knowledge of
to vomit; to throw up; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
arousal; excitation; awakening; evocation
skin-side (of a fillet of fish)
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
to ooze; to exude; to percolate; to soak through
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
finally; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
that kind; competition; match
for today; for the time being
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
fine jewel; article of excellent quality; beautiful woman; beauty
second (unit of time); arc second
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
distortion; falsification; perversion
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
to worry about what lies ahead (based on the current situation); to look bleak (for the future); to not bode well
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
having no way of knowing; being completely ignorant of
to be partly responsible for; to have a part in; to play a role in
to devote all one's energies; to give one's everything; to put in all one's effort
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
conditional; qualified; with conditions attached
method of bringing up; method of raising
to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
control; management (e.g. of a business)
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
leftovers; remains; leavings; remnant; surplus
kitchen table; kitchen counter; working surface
largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little larger
overall; general; as a whole
it seems so; that's what it looks like