career; carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.); carrier; telephone company; career government employee
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
barking over nothing (of a dog); barking at passers-by or visitors
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
independent training (e.g. of athletes working without a coach)
saying all one has to say (usu. negative, e.g. complaints, insults, etc.)
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
putting a deliberately bad interpretation (on a person's actions); petty-minded suspicion
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
menial; meanness; servility; abject
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
encouragement (as an abstract concept); stimulation
to state; to express; to mention
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
in succession; one after another
to be free; to be available
busy; having no (free) time
going down; fall; knocking down (in boxing); flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
due form; official; formality
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive