maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
to stare back at; to look back at
to take; to catch; to capture
short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability
irritability; peevishness; irascibility; hot temper
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
agricultural land; farmland
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
right (to do something); authority; power
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
country; territory; domain; realm
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
sculpture; carved statue; graven image
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)