to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
to turn against; to become an enemy
grown man; grown woman; grown-up person; sensible person
life; living; I; me; student
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
give-and-take; give and take
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
maintenance; preservation; improvement
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
holding two or more positions concurrently
to stare back at; to look back at
memory; ability to remember
to accept a kind offer; to take someone up on their offer
high rating; good reputation
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
to take over; to hand over
branch office; branch store
sympathy; compassion; pity
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); wrapped offering (of money); twisting throw
full stomach; filling one's stomach; eating one's fill; complete; total; full
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
for use by adults; for adults
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine