at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
key to a solution; first step toward a solution; thread to unravel a mystery
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death
tedious; verbose; wordy; redundancy
self control; self restraint
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
second day of the month; two days
brilliant; bright; dazzling
reform; reformation; reorganization
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
this for sure; certainly is
remaining unchanged (from the old state of things); none the better for the change (if at all)
comprehensive; composite; all-embracing
personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost; indirect labour costs; indirect labor costs
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)