sterilization; sterilisation; disinfection; pasteurization
lodging (house); accommodation; hotel; housing (for government employees)
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
breaking one's ties (with); breaking off (from); pulling out (of); geisha, prostitute, etc. absconding without repaying indenture loans
whereabouts; what part; how much; what point
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
strength and weakness; (degree of) strength; stress (of a sound); loudness
clergyman; churchman; clergy
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
superior; excellent; fine
(official) commendation; public recognition (of someone's achievements, good deeds, etc.); awarding; honouring
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause); paying tribute; tribute
railway crossing; railroad crossing; starting line; scratch; determination; stepping over the edge of the ring
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to tan (leather, hide, etc.); to dress
separate; respective; different
telling (on someone); tattling; snitching
to bring someone to grief; to give someone hell
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to favor; to favour; to show favor to; to show favour to; to be partial to; to be a regular customer of
crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive
asking for the moon; asking for the impossible; asking for too much; thinking the grass is greener on the other side of the fence
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
same trade; same business; same profession
to make trouble; to rock the boat; to make waves; to aggravate a situation
to find an excuse; to rationalize; to find a pretext
rationalization; making (something) conform to reason; rationalization (of a company, industry, etc.); rationalisation; rationalization
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
opposite side; opposition
endless; boundless; everlasting
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself