request; favour (to ask); wish; please
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
corridor; hallway; passageway
passing each other (without meeting); entering somewhere just after someone had left; coming in just as someone had gone out; inserting in the wrong order
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
having one's fill (of food or drink); eating (drinking) to one's heart's content; enjoying to the full
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
smoothly; easily; readily
(necessary) personnel; required person
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
(very) quick; rapid; swift; speedy; prompt; expeditious
knowledge (of a skill, art, etc.); proficiency; essentials; know-how; preparedness; readiness
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
(for a conversation) to wander from the subject; to get off track
surely; certainly; without doubt
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
pose; pose; posturing; pause; rest
lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
something thrown in (with a purchase); something extra; (giving a) discount; price reduction; addition; embellishment (e.g. to a story)
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
refund; repayment; reimbursement
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
big problem; major issue; big controversy
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake