to begin; to set about; to start
polite; respectful; reverent
this is why; this means; it is the case that
somehow; for some reason or other
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
vertically structured society
reduced drawing; miniature copy; microcosm; microcosmos
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
difficult to ...; hard to ...
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
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.)
permanent stationing; staying permanently; resident (program, file, etc.)
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
by myself; in person; by oneself
to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
to employ; to hire; to charter
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
(your) consideration; attention; trouble; high dividends; high rate of return
to be greatly obliged; to be very sorry
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
to spend time (on doing something)
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation