eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
job; work; duties; trade; skill
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
prime location (for offices, housing, etc.); best district (in town); excellent piece of land
like this; this sort; this way
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
ability; capability; competence; skill
separate case; another matter
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
honorific/polite/humble prefix
open; spacious; extensive
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
association; society; organization; organisation
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
intimidating enough to quieten a crying child
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
much less; to say nothing of
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
be (that) as it may; having said that
just a handful; only a small number (of)
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding