influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
street; quarter; district; area
to stroll about; to saunter; to wander; to dangle; to swing
two (long cylindrical things)
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
pointing out; identification
to shout (in anger); to yell
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
rest; break; recess; intermission
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
career; carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.); carrier; telephone company; career government employee
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
fighting bravely; strenuous efforts
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to get one's breath back; to calm down
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
chestnut-color; chestnut-colour
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
honor; honour; credit; prestige
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
job; work; duties; trade; skill
generation; lifetime; age
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to