management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
stinging (pain); smarting; tingling
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
change; metamorphosis; transformation
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
care of (e.g. address on letter); c/o; encouragement; bringing around; stimulant; tonic
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
optimist; easy-going person
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
formal marriage interview; marriage meeting
to leave (something) undone; to neglect (a duty, task, etc.); to break (a promise, appointment, etc.); to stand (someone) up
professor; teaching; instruction
old boy; alumnus; graduate; out of bounds (golf)
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
to have time free; to have time to spare
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
standard; set; routine; decided
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
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
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to get into trouble; to get busted
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
very; extremely; excessively
extreme sadist; very sadistic
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances