truthfulness; credibility; sincerity; honesty; good faith
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
place; position; location; position; standing; status
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
on the way back; when about to go back
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)
farmer; peasant; farming; country bumpkin; yokel; the common people
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to turn; to shift; to switch; to change; to alter
stand; rest; setting (of a gem); mounting; stock (in grafting); counter for machines and vehicles; level (e.g. price level)
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
how long; how far; how much
coal mine; (coal) pit; colliery; coal-mine shaft
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
income; earnings; revenue; proceeds; takings; receipts
to cause someone to worry
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
scholarship society; educational society; honor society
coming and going; going back and forth (between); commuting (to work, school, etc.); attending regularly; passbook; bankbook
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
Sirs; Mesdames; around (the time that, etc.); about
at the meeting; on the occasion
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
principal; head teacher; headmaster; headmistress
machinery; gadgetry; equipment
crossing a mountain; other side of a mountain; immediately after one's draw; winning off a discarded tile from the player to one's right or across the table on the turn after letting one's winning tile go by from the player to one's left
commuting to school; school commute
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other