a good workman does not blame his tools
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
fast pushing (of a button)
rustling of leaves; rustling of grass
pointing out; identification
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
trouble; bother; annoyance
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; bumpiness
Cupar (Britain); Cooper; Couper; Cowper
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
to have the privilege of doing
guardian; protector; patron; parent
treating (someone) like an object
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
filling; packing material; stuffing; padding
speaker; narrator; speaker (of a language)
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to have a nightmare; to make a noise during a nightmare