to ask a question; to ask questions
heredity; (genetic) inheritance
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
calamity; disaster; misfortune
office kitchenette; room with facilities for boiling water
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
estimate (of costs); budget
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
ordering (materials); placing an order; order
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
bribe; sweetener; douceur
guess; speculation; supposition
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to go ahead; to proceed; to carry on
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
(divine) providence; dispensation
miniaturization; miniaturisation; downsizing