to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
at the last moment; this late in the game
to be in a tizzy; to be in a frenzy; to have one's eyes light up; to have a different look in one's eyes
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
billionaire; multimillionaire; very rich person
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
outsider; layman; amateur
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to engage in lively conversation
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by