other companies in the same business; rival firms
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
to persuade someone to consent; to entreat repeatedly; to beg; to implore
supply; provision; raising; procurement
rate; late; rating; ranking
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
interior; inside; internal
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
to stroll about; to saunter; to wander; to dangle; to swing
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
productive; constructive; meaningful
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death