to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
to see the light; to be awakened to the truth; to have the scales fall from one's eyes
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
adult striped mullet; in the end; after all is said and done
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to distinguish; to discern; to make out; to tell
tap out (wrestling); tapping out
use; utility; profit; gain
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
to be profitable; to yield a profit
spirit of a true artisan; (a craftsman's) pride in one's work
molding; moulding; shaping; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
short circuit; short; illogical jump; drawing a hasty inference (between two events); jumping to conclusions
single cell; simple-minded person; one-track-minded person
to come to one's senses; to calm down
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to make an appeal; to urge
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
living together; communal life; cohabitation
water flea (Daphnia spp.)
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty