to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
rookery; breeding grounds; nesting place
to look around; to survey
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
process; course; mechanism
employment position or rank
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; campfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to need; to call for; to require
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to catch fire; to be ignited; to ignite; to flare up (of an emotion, controversy, etc.); to blaze; to be ignited (of a dispute, commotion, etc.)
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to pour into; to wash down (food); to insert (e.g. into a data stream); to integrate
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
useless; vain; aimless; idle
cruel treatment; raw deal; kick in the pants
return; reversion; comeback; carriage return
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
to some extent; to a certain extent
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
outflow; effluence; efflux; outflow (of people, capital, etc.); drain (of gold, talent, etc. from a country); leak (e.g. of personal information)
strong nation; powerful country
in spite of; despite; although; regardless of; irrespective of
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
hearsay; rumor; grapevine
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like