without (making) any mistakes; flawlessly; accurately
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)
to be by far the best; to be much better; to excel; to be exceptional; to be prominent; to be outstanding
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
finally; after great pains; at last; just barely
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
to step on a landmine; to really step in it; to screw up; to open up a can of worms
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
to speak words (of); to speak (to); to say (something); to say some (kind, comforting, etc.) words
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
carbonic acid; carbonated water; carbonated drink; baking soda; sodium carbonate
breastfeeding; nursing; suckling
falsehood and truth; fiction and fact
mixture; jumble; blend; making a cord by entwining threads of various colours
to be harboured (of negative feelings or thoughts); to be rooted in one's mind; to coil; to curl around; to become tangled (e.g. of roots)
same generation; one's generation
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over (something); pondering
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
don't worry; there's no need to worry
stillness; silence; quiet; hush; calm; serenity
to emboss; to carve in relief; to bring to the fore; to accentuate; to throw into relief
to feel gloomy; to feel blue; to feel melancholy
to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush
bathing powder; bathwater additive; bath salt
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
night watch; night guard; night shift
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
sticky; gluey; gummy; stickiness; something sticky
to wail; to bawl; to cry loudly; to shout (while crying)