to start work (on); to undertake; to start committing a crime; embarkation; launch
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
counter for books; volume
spelling; orthography; patching; binding
large or bulky book or volume
kind; variety; (biological) species; (logical) species
science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits
ancient and modern times; all ages; past and present
encompassing; covering (exhaustively); including (all of); comprising; comprehending
number of pages; page space
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
very much; exceedingly; extremely
results of a scientific investigation; findings
one end; an end; part; fragment
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
amusement; diversion (to pass time); pastime; recreation
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one
sooner or later; in time; eventually
necessities of life (food, clothing and shelter)
(some) more; even more; longer; further
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
(social) class; rank; grade
food and drink; eating and drinking
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
bare livelihood; subsistence
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
food and drink; eating and drinking
another name; nickname; alias; synonym (taxonomy)
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful