trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
work; business; company; study
to win fame; to be widely-known; to be well known; to make a name for oneself
to be performed (on the stage); to be in the limelight
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
opposite; reverse; contrary
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
contract; compact; agreement
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
firm; strong; solid; stable
give-and-take; give and take
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
power; might; authority; influence
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
one of these days; someday; one day
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
vexing; irritating; impatient
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
in the same way as; just like
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way
to have an eye on; to zero in on
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)