intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
bereavement; separation by death; loss
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
eternal; everlasting; unchangeable; invariant
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
reform measures; improvement plan; remedial measures
uncertain; unreliable; inauthentic; insecure
harm; injury; evil (influence)
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
excessive; unmerited; generous; past participle
to reach an agreement; to come to an understanding; to compromise (with); to get along well with
to become clear; to be made public
to distribute; to arrange; to arrange; to lay out (as in decorating); (arch.) to marry off; (arch.) to exile
increasing the number of staff; hiring more people
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
to defeat (someone) in an argument; to argue (someone) down; to confute (someone); to refute (someone)
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
monetary offering (or gift) wrapped in paper
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
to deliver; to hand over; to transfer
senior executive staff; upper management
viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side
water outlet; tap; faucet
recall (esp. of an envoy or an ambassador); calling someone back; summons (home)
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
to grant permission; to give permission
sphere of action; scope of activity; range of work
beyond human understanding
naturalization; naturalisation
to come to nothing; to be wasted; to fall through; to end without result
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
feeling of fellowship; fellow feeling
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; a small sacrifice may be necessary to solve a more pressing problem
weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse
pan; frying pan; panning (a camera)
with a clatter; with a rattle; persistently (complaining, etc.); annoyingly; messy; cluttered
isolation room; quarantine room; isolation ward