long-established; old-established; traditional
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
blowing (e.g. of the wind); playing (a wind instrument); player (e.g. clarinet); (pair of) bellows; casting; founding
to order; to command; to appoint
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
estimate (of costs); budget
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
research funds (expenses)
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to start; to start up; to embark on; to get going; to commence
student (esp. a university student)
even though it is not; despite not
patron (of the arts, an artist, etc.); patroness; sugar daddy; man who provides for a woman (e.g. a geisha); patron; master
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
environment; circumstance
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
in one's own way or style
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to manage; to settle; to dispose of; to deal with; to arrange
finishing blow; coup de grâce
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
to compose; to put together
mischievous boy; troublemaker; pesky kids
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...