to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
independent action; acting alone
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
to snatch from; to steal from
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
great speed; extreme speed; swiftness
gazing at (in wonderment)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
of all things (days, etc.)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
to increase; to add to; to augment
remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
private; informal; among one's people (group, friends)
feeling; sense; impression
bust-waist-hip measurements; vital statistics
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
numerical value; numerics; reading (on a meter, etc.)