to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); concentration; condensation (of a vapour or gas)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
sentence structure; grammatical construction; syntax
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
wrinkled; full of wrinkles
cheap article; poor-quality article
flax (Linum usitatissimum); linseed
phone duty; being on call
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
plate (e.g. nameplate, license plate); plate (dish); (tectonic) plate; (home) plate; pitcher's mound; plate; plate
floor; dance floor; sales floor; floor (of a building); storey
in terms of; from the point of view of
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
the facts; the truth; the true state of affairs; in truth; in fact; in reality
kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
to boil water; to get the bath ready
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
future prospects; promise
to crawl out; to creep out; to begin to crawl
to write (a person) up (in a positive or negative light); to write something up so that it stands out; to write up in an exaggerated fashion; to detail; to list
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
to cover up the sky (e.g. smoke)
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
attraction (e.g. magnetic, gravitation); affinity; gravitational pull; attractiveness; magnetism
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
pulse; pulse rate; pulsation; stroke of pulse
summons; subpoena; citation; summoning (a spirit, demon, etc.); evocation; invocation
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
renewal; update; replacement; renovation; breaking (a record)