beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
deed; act; conduct; behavior; asceticism
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to replace; to sidestep (an issue)
at a loss for words; stumped for words
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
hideout (e.g. of fugitive from justice); hiding place
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
heroic; fierce; grand; sublime; magnificent
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
as before; as ever; as it was originally
to support; to back up; to revive (e.g. a company); to boost (e.g. morale); to bring up; to raise
by extension; in turn; by the same token; in addition; as well; consequently
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; throwing one's weight around; acting as if one owns the place
complete; completion (of a collection, video game, etc.)
advocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; -ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system); (arch.) socialist; (arch.) communist
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
payment (of taxes, fees, etc.); supply (of goods); delivery
street stall; stand; booth
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
center; centre; metropolis
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought