to master something (through personal experience)
disturbance of consciousness
speech impediment; speech disorder
individual differences; personal equation
several weeks; a few weeks
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
poor doctor; inept doctor; quack
learning; studying the fine arts
make-up; get-up; disguise; costume
small horse; pony; foal; colt; filly
cutting (cloth, paper); judgement; judgment; decision
to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on
true character; real nature
to exceed the budget; to overrun the budget; to have a deficit; to have a secret revealed
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
baby monkey; small monkey
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
parenthood; parent or someone with children on the way (esp. an expecting mother); (of a fish) containing roe (eggs)
sharing of responsibilities
somehow dirty; slightly dirty; dingy; somewhat base; vaguely underhanded
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
craft; cunning; guile; serpentine wisdom
one jump; one flight; (at) once; (in) one stroke
not necessarily so; is not always true
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
to sting one's eyes; to make one's eyes smart
avenue; boulevard; tree-lined street
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
good customer; prime customer; valued clientele
disposition; inclination; characteristic; sexual disposition; fetish
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
slack; loose; lax; slovenly; sloppy
sunlight; rays of the Sun