to manage something successfully; to be successful
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
having enough of (food, drink, etc.); having one's fill; fully enjoying
(department) store; (department) stores
research project (e.g. at school); independent research
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping)
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
craftsman; artisan; workman; carpenter
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
study; library; den; home office; reading room
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
reproachful; hateful; bitter
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
state of mind; mentality; psychology
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
(together) with; -wide; including
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade