practice; practising; experience
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
brute force approach (esp. in a video game)
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
to sit for an examination
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
different suitabilities; being cut out for certain things (and not for others)
overestimation; overvaluing
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
fixed date; settlement date
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
when it becomes; when it comes to
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
ago; since; before; previous
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
fickle; capricious; inconstant; changeable; whimsical
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
impossible; unlikely; improbable
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
off the coast; offshore; out at sea
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
environment; circumstance