remote countryside; boondocks; the sticks; middle of nowhere
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
forming; shaping; fashioning; casting; molding; moulding
unchanged (from long ago); as it was in the past; same old; traditional
fine article; masterpiece
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
combination; union; bond; join (in relational algebra)
vigorously (ripping, tearing, scratching, etc.); roughly; (eating) with a crunch; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to say things to ease one's mind
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
my personal (e.g. opinion)
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; does not match; out of reach of
inside this; in this; in here; among these; of this group; out of these
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
veteran player; experienced player; veteran (at a job)
racing (of an engine); idling; spinning (without grabbing; of wheels); going round in circles (of an argument, discussion, etc.); going nowhere; being fruitless
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to keep a watchful eye on
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
to notify; to advise; (arch.) to know; (arch.) to reign; (arch.) to govern (a country)
reasonableness (esp. of children); obedience
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
process; course; mechanism