to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
compression; condensing; shortening; compression (of data)
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
host; landlord; innkeeper
encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion
to follow (a rule, precedent, style, etc.); to conform to; to be in accordance with
(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
capacity; volume; capacitance
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; overdone; over par; overexposure
equality; impartiality; evenness
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
to rise (to a high position); to work one's way up; to push one's way up; to be promoted
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
to stop walking; to pause
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
pride; boast; credit (to)
such; like that; in that way
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
responsibility; duty; obligation
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
unfavorable conditions; unfavourable conditions
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
point of view; viewpoint; standpoint; perspective; angle
guarantee; security; assurance; warranty
rejection; expulsion; boycott; ostracism