(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
perfect; complete; flawless
steering; helmsman; coxswain; guidance; leadership; leader
the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
expressing one's mind; speaking out
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
I wonder about that; don't bet on it; famous last words
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
quarrel; dispute; argument
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
any more; any further; any better; any longer
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
stifled (laughter); simmering
to cease; to stop; to be over
abstention; nonparticipation
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
ordering (materials); placing an order; order
(talking in a) half-joking manner
to forget to say; to forget to mention
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
see you later; goodbye; sincerely
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary