to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
stingy; cheap; very frugal
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
though; notwithstanding; although
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
prompt efficiency; immediate effectivity
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
instead; but (on the other hand)
low-priced; cheap; inexpensive; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; cheap (e.g. government)
these guys; these fellows
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
alchemy; way of making money; moneymaker; money-spinner
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
effect; efficacy; virtue; benefit
on the least pretext; at the drop of a hat
sediment; deposit; precipitate; sludge; lees
to thrust before; to thrust at
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
the world in general; society; convention
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
rare; uncommon; rare; lightly cooked; rhea (bird of family Rheidae); Rhea (Greek goddess)
to depend (on the situation); to be handled case by case
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
suddenly; all of a sudden
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
study; research; investigation
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)