to blow off; to be blown off
anything and everything; just about everything
dimness; obscurity; indistinctness; unclear; unintelligible
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
machine parts; machinery; equipment
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
severe; strict; tough; hard
in the future; another day; later
miser; niggard; cheapskate
old friend; old acquaintance
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
tough schedule; heavy schedule; hectic schedule; tight schedule
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
pleasant feeling; good vibes
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
human experiment; human experimentation; experiment on a living person
tasting (food or drink) for poison; checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
to give the stamp of approval
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
prescription; formulation; formula; recipe
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)