in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
three-digit number; hundreds column
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
trio; gang of three; threesome
tree trunk; bole; backbone; base; foundation
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
guess; conjecture; supposition; inference
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to stretch; to reach to; to stand on tiptoe
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
dwelling; house; residence; address
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
dial (e.g. telephone, radio, clock, gauge)
to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old acquaintance; old friend; (a) regular
lock; padlock; tablet; pill
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding; lifting (of a ban, sanctions, etc.); removal; release (from obligations)
(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
100,000; hundred thousand
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
1,000,000; one million; million; many
no sleep or rest; working day and night