insistence; (major) emphasis; stress
and so; therefore; for that reason
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant
mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
severe; harsh; rigorous; trenchant; scathing; sharp
deep affection; dear; beloved
to start for home; to head for home; to make for home
to stay behind; to remain; to work overtime
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
appointment (to a position, job, etc.); being used for a role; promotion
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
saltpan; field for drying salt
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
clear layer of fluid (at the top of a mixture); supernatant liquid; supernate
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
men; manservant; male attendants to an actor
to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure
to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag