owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
fixed amount (of money); fixed sum; flat sum
eating house; restaurant that serves simple food
along the way; along the road
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
how; in what way; by what means
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
iron basket for torches; cresset; brazier; bonfire
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
exchange (of words, views, punches, cups, etc.); give-and-take; reply; answer; response
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
gradually; slowly but steadily
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
field; plain; prairie; moor
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
left breast; left side of the chest
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
appliqué (ornamental needlework)
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
area (measurement); square measure; size (of land); floor space
cover; covering; covering (a song); cover; coverage; to cover (a loss)
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
belt (worn around the waist); (machine) belt; belt; zone
black-dyed leather; leather dyed in deep indigo; edible mushroom in the Thelephoraceae family
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer