occupation; calling; livelihood
food storage; provision store; pantry
lifeline; safety rope; safety tether
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
bacterium; bacteria; germ
(sense of) cleanliness; (sense of) freshness
fungus; germ; bacterium; bacillus
coexistence; living together; symbiosis; paragenesis
sterilised; sterilized; sterile; pasteurised; pasteurized; germ-free
foreign matter; impurities
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
to distribute; to hand out
nonpoisonous; nontoxic; harmless
being too late; losing one's final chance
(one's) current position; current location; present position
high and low; rise and fall
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
distance in a straight line
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain in the same neighborhood
no way to do; nothing can be done
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
there is nothing more that can be done; it's all over
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection