printing (text or symbols); typing; printed character; typed character; character carved onto a seal
rubbing (someone) the wrong way; irritating (someone)
gondola (boat, esp. in Venice); gondola (hot-air balloon, airship, etc.); basket; scaffold (building); display shelf (shop)
mechanism; mechanical parts; jack-in-the-box
remarkably; noticeably; visibly; considerably; perceptibly; appreciably
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
unprecedented; unique; unparalleled
rising to action; standing up against; jumping to one's feet
multi-tenant building; building containing a mixture of businesses, shops and residential apartments
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
force (bulldoze) one's way through
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
diversion; distraction; feint
to come apart; to unravel; to come loose; to become disarrayed (e.g. of hair)
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
technical prowess; technical ability; technical finesse; technological prowess; technological capabilities
weather (conditions); disposition; temperament
excellent; very good; exultant; elated
fruit of one's labor; result of one's efforts
sun shower; sudden rain from a blue sky
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
catching a glimpse (of); catching sight (of); showing briefly
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
blithering idiot; bloody fool; total moron; dimwit
to hold the steering wheel; to drive (a car)
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
super technology; technology beyond our current capabilities, mainly in science fiction
projection; protrusion; rupture (e.g. of gas); jetting out; prominence; standing out