to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
stock holdings; one's shares
selling off; disposal by sale; sale
property; fortune; assets
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
economic world; financial circles; business community
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
female fox; vixen; she-fox; woman who deceives men
herbal tea; herb tea; tisane
to go out and away; to leave
social dance; ballroom dancing
to dance; to perform dance steps
cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
well-known; famous; noted; popular; recognized
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
successor; replacement; second wife
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
to slouch; to stoop; to bend forward; to lean forward
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure
to fall asleep; to sleep deeply