hard to see; obscure; indistinct; illegible
difficult to approach; inaccessible
whole passage; full text; whole sentence; full paragraph
to be worth it; to pay; to be profitable
copperplate engraving; etching
two times; twice; two degrees
to lose heart; to be discouraged; to be dejected; to be exhausted; to be tired out
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
the way back; the way home; return trip
evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting
failure is the mother of success
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
three; three years of age
rather; sooner; preferably
to pierce through; to break through
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
unskilled; incompetent; poor; bad
due to the nature of one's job; because of one's line of work
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
lumping together; putting all together
to go back to the starting point
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
with a clatter; with a rattle; (almost) empty; (mostly) vacant; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
one-year-old; one year old
to become dim; to become blurred
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
quadrilateral; quadrangle; tetragon
primary colour; primary color; pure color; unmixed color; original color (of a painting, etc. as opposed to a reproduction)
nice; likeable; desirable