home area; home town; local
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
thereupon; shortly thereafter
El Dorado; land of gold; city of gold
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
offense and defense; offence and defence
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
behaviour; behavior; conduct
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without
human affairs; mundane matters; personnel affairs; human resources; human power; human effort
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling; all over the place; everywhere; idly
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
stingily; tightfistedly; in a miserly manner; naggingly
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
pregnancy; conception; gestation
time; season; period; phase; stage
business trip; official trip
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
act (usu. undesirable); action; deed; conduct
that's a different matter; that's a different story
lifetime employment; permanent employment
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise