to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
to be embarrassed; to lose face
to become better; to improve
exploitation; overuse; abuse
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
honour; honor; glory; privilege
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
management; administration; operation
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
to read the situation; to sense the mood
preliminary announcement; previous announcement; portent; sign; forewarning
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
with a start; with a jump
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
serious; severe; grave; acute
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
how many years; how long; what year
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
remaining quantity; residual quantity
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
as; because; with; due to
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard