to happen to meet; to come across
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
substitute (e.g. actor); substitution; stand-in; double
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
part; part-timer; part-time (work)
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
gender; distinction of sex; sex
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
unfairness; injustice; partiality
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
to increase; to add to; to augment
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
to pay for another; to pay someone else's debt as a loan to him; to make temporary payment on a person's behalf
image change; changing one's image; makeover
large-scale operation; large-scale campaign; major mission
to make use of; to lend money
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
estimate (of costs); budget
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
stingy; mean; narrow-minded; petty; shabby; poor
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
scattering; sprinkling; shaking
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
pouring one's energy into; focusing one's efforts on; concentrating on; committing oneself to