percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
to anticipate; to foresee
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
to become better; to improve
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
covert action; covert operations
to buy (stock, materials, etc.); to purchase; to lay in; to get; to obtain
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
go on!; right!; here goes!
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
provisional; temporary; tentative; interim
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
to lose composure; to be upset; to be flurried; to lose one's head (through shock)
(young) girl; maiden; young lady
the whole day; all the day
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent