fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
harassment (in the workplace) from a position of power; power harassment
inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to
to encourage someone to expect something; to raise someone's hopes
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
everything; anything; nothing
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
head; chief; leader; the greatest of all; the most excellent
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
letter of resignation; request for retirement
dangling; hanging; suspended; pending; half done; in limbo
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
to begin; to set about; to start
leader; guide; mentor; coach
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
refinement; elegance; grace
English conversation; school for English conversation
sales company; distributor
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
having the qualities of a leader
older brother; elder brother
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)