to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
contract; compact; agreement
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
school route; street for students going to and from school (esp. on foot)
fresh made; freshly baked; freshly roasted
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
to sympathize deeply with; to strike a chord of sympathy
to manage something successfully; to be successful
contention; competition; rivalry; quarrel
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
one-by-one; separately; in detail
sincere; earnest; serious
snapping back (at someone); lashing out (despite being in the wrong); counterblast; counteroffensive; backlash
unsuited; inappropriate; improper; undeserved
implication; significance; connotation; depth of meaning; complications of a problem
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
division into equal parts; equal parts