to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
in terms of; from the point of view of
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
arrogant; haughty; stuck-up; arrogant bastard; snob
to summon courage; to be brave
energy; military strength
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
because of; owing to; due to
advertising department; public relations department; PR department
electrical machinery; appliances
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
talented person; clever person
crude; philistine; uncultivated; uneducated; vulgar
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
craftsman; artisan; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
(courteous) invitation; call
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
to get a big surprise; to be astonished
if you think about it; come to think of it
entirely; completely; all; nothing but
court (of law); courtroom
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
reeking of blood; stinking of blood; bloody (battle, crime, etc.)
innocence; being not guilty
clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
imprudence; oversight; omission; mistake
nerve; nerves; sensitivity