settlement; solution; resolution
diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive
nothing to sneeze at; pretty impressive
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
drop-by-drop; dripping; dribbling; loosely (hanging); limply
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
to bury; to embed; to implant
covering for the back of the hand and wrist
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
in good health; alive and well; going strong
previous work; preceding work; first crop grown in a double-cropped field; preceding crop
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
thick (esp. paper, cloth)
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)