specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
pointing out; identification
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
a cappella; unaccompanied choir or choral work
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
worthless; shit; disparaging; demeaning
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
in comparison to; rather than
while; during; while; although; all; both
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
to talk; to chat; to chatter
cartoon-character costume
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
(not so) much; (not) very
it is not (like that) either
and yet; though; when; in spite of
bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan
society; the world; the times
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks