aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to accept; to receive; to agree
by sheer strength; by brute force
abduction and confinement (esp. unlawful)
opening and shutting; opening and closing
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to be crowded (with); to be packed; to be piled up (of work); to be busy (with)
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to dye; to colour; to color
to take over; to hand over
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
scum of society; good-for-nothing; vermin
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
party to a contract; subscriber; policy owner (insurance)
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
dwelling; house; residence; address
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to take the blame; (lit.) to cover oneself in mud
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
announcer; presenter; broadcaster; in-house television talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
each nation; many nations; many countries
head; leader; top; (arch.) important part
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for