to think of; to come up with
deep-seated; deep-rooted; ingrained
to be entwined; to be involved
by sheer strength; by brute force
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
cutter; cutting tool; box cutter; utility knife; (tailor's) cutter; cutter (boat)
tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
a little over; a little more than; strength; the strong; powerhouse; one of the biggest
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to deal with a large number
to search for; to seek for; to look for
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
to nail (to something); to nail down; to bang (e.g. one's head); to knock; to throw (at a wall, on the floor, etc.); to fling (at)
to slip out (e.g. from one's fingers); to cleanly forget
to await; to wait for; to expect
flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
to make up the number; to have a complete set of
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
layout (of a house or apartment); arrangement of rooms
study; library; den; home office; reading room
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
unpacking (esp. after moving house)
rumbling; (ringing) cadence
especially; particularly; above all; portioning out (servings of food)
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
featureless (face); expressionless; flat; flat (terrain); smooth
cardboard box; carton; corrugated box
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
to harm; to hurt; to fail to do; to do amiss; to almost do; to come close to doing
to relax; to feel at home
prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury