to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
preface; introduction; preamble
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
every place; various places
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
height of; middle of; full bloom
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
alternation of generations
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
chief; main; principal; important
topic of discussion; agenda
winners (those who have succeeded socially, economically, etc.)
losers (those who have 'failed' socially, economically, etc.)
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to hate the very sight of; to hold a grudge against; to treat like an enemy; to bear constant enmity; to be gunning for; to have it in for
individual; private person; personal; private
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important