combining the working parts of two or more broken machines to make one functioning machine; manufacturing one part out of multiple different parts
very; greatly; exceedingly
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
later on; eventually; afterwards
separate; special; another; separately
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
no matter how much time passes
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
difficult problem; challenge
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to be well-known; to be famous
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to create a debt in one's favor (e.g. by doing someone a favor); to create an obligation in one's favor
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
government; administration
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation