roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
copper (Cu); bronze (medal)
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
(conductor's) baton; stick; perforated baton; bâton de commandement; bâton percé
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (of light); convergence
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
mixing; blending (e.g. spices); compounding (e.g. a medicine); making up; dispensing (a prescription); preparation
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
medicine; drug; chemical (agent); chemicals
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
medical treatment; medical care
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
case (container); case (instance, situation); case
picking; collecting; harvesting; extraction
sample; specimen; test piece
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
imitation; counterfeit; fake; replica
genuine article; real thing; real deal
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
handling things like an adult; behaving like a mature grown-up
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (of vegetables; by depriving them of light)
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
novice; beginner; starting to run; running off; running away