skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
serious look (on one's face); straight face
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
clothing; dressing; binding (of a book)
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to look away; to avert one's eyes
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
material; substance; matter
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
going straight to the point; cutting it short; as it turns out