acting ability; talent as a performer
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
no!; no no!; no, not at all
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
briskly; quickly; promptly
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
factory; plant; mill; workshop
division of labor; division of labour; specialization; specialisation; assembly-line production
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
journey; course; itinerary; stroke (of a piston); throw (of a switch)
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
effect; result; worth; use; avail
superman; superwoman; Ubermensch (e.g. Nietzsche's ideal man of the future); overman
skillful handling of a kitchen knife
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
cooking for oneself; cooking one's own food; doing one's own cooking; scanning a book or magazine to create an ebook by oneself
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
will not do; do not; does not
heap; pile; stack; full measure
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve