firm; unshakeable; resolute
technical prowess; technical ability; technical finesse; technological prowess; technological capabilities
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
to pull in (fish); to land
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
year in, year out; always; 24-7
stoic; stoical; self-disciplined; abstemious; Stoic (philosopher)
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
lack of self-reliance; depending on others
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help
in a quarrel, both parties are to blame
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
loungewear; comfortable clothing worn at home
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
town; city; municipal; urban
of great promise; with a promising future
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
meaning; connotation; denotation
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
on bad terms; at loggerheads
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to shout (in anger); to yell
to happen to have on hand or in stock
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
tottering steps; drunken staggering