to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
order; sequence; procedure
bungler; greenhorn; clumsy; poor hand
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
while moving; on the move
misunderstanding; misapprehension; false impression; to be mistaken; to have the wrong idea
don't worry about it; forget about it
common knowledge; well-known fact
stigma; dishonour; dishonor; infamy
give up; relinquish; serve up; let loose
main question; real issue at hand
to bend forward; to stoop; to bow
like that; that way; thus
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
powerless; helpless; incompetent
to be steamed (properly, e.g. rice); to be stuffy; to grow musty; to get close
attaching and detaching; putting on and removing
to shake; to waver; to tremble
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
make no progress; remain unsettled
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
misrecognition; mistaking (x for y)
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
falling asleep immediately; going out like a light
going around in circles; circling a temple; roll-call vote
to make the impossible possible; to accomplish the impossible
playing dead; feigning death; playing possum
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
laziness; shirking; impudent; brazenly dishonest
lapse of memory; (something) slipping one's mind; forgetting for a moment something one knows well
to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
to indicate; to show; to point to