work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
form; shape; figure; visage
phalanx (phalange) of the hand; phalanx (phalange) of the foot
bones of the palm (esp. the metacarpals, but sometimes also including the carpals)
striking; remarkable; considerable
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
to some degree; up to a point; to some extent
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
arranging in a line; standing in a row; parallel (electronics, computing, etc.)
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to some extent; to a certain extent
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
thickly; viscously; sleepily; drowsily; dozing off
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to brush off; to shake off
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to carry; to bring (to a place)