French; French food; French cuisine
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to call in; to invite; to bring in
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
reality; actuality; hard fact
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to call out; to ask someone to come
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
the other day; a few days ago
your company; your shrine
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
fruit of a tree; nut; berry
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
business world; business circles; (the) industry
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
so; like this; in this way
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
pardon me for leaving (first)
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to anticipate; to foresee
inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
way (of doing); manner; method; means