shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
about; concerning; related to; -ish
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
control; management (e.g. of a business)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
steering; piloting; flying; management; handling; control
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
remaining; left-over; excess
to entrust; to leave to a person
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
race (of people); type of person
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
dazzlement; bewilderment; daze
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
to repeat; to do something over again