technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another; successively
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
pointing down; pointing downward; (market) decline; downturn; downward trend
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
to speak ill of; to disparage
guess; conjecture; surmise
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
adverse circumstances; unfortunate situation; adversity
idle thoughts; worldly thoughts
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
ESPer; one who has ESP (extrasensory perception)
test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
death march; death march (in software development); crunch
to (suddenly) get into a specific mood; (lit.) to get switched on
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
healing-type; comforting; calming; therapeutic; soothing; relaxing
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
cuteness; feelings of motherhood
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
agonizing cries; pandemonium; two of Buddhism's hells
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake