what percentage; what ratio; what rate; what proportion
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
accidental; incidental; occasional; casual
doing whatever one pleases
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
smallish; on the small side
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
to shade an account; to add something extra
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
smelling of men; reeking of male body odor; manly; macho
to sever relations (with somebody; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
to feel oneself indebted to
for today; for the time being
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
to begin to do; to cater; to deliver food
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
lint (as in a clothes dryer or a pocket); waste thread; fibers, such as might wrap around the gears in small mechanisms and cause them to jam; fluff
to begin to fall (rain, etc.)
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
difficult to hear; unpleasant to hear
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
wounded person; injured person
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
ostentation; show; affectation