to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question
wherein; therein; thereinto
to repeat; to do something over again
front; frontage; facade; main
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to put on airs; to assume importance
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
single word; a few words; brief comment
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
preference; priority; precedence
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
almost; roughly; approximately
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
mimosa (Mimosa pudica); sensitive plant; touch-me-not
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
please; somehow or other; one way or another
silence (not speaking); muteness
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust