to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
to count on the abacus; to calculate cost-benefit; to calculate profitability; to be guided by self-interest
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
urgent business; pressing need; imperative
soon; before long; shortly thereafter
twenty-second day of the month; twenty-two days
loss in weight (esp. body weight); weight reduction; loss in quantity; reduction of quantity
fiftieth day after the birth of a child; fifty days
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
delivering food (to elderly); meals on wheels
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
manual laborer; manual labourer
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to gain strength; to have energy
dropout; straggler; outcast; failure
per person; per capita; per head
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate
defense; defence; defensive preparations
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
ninth day of the month; nine days
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
too much; excessively; too
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
first of all; in the first place
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
sanity; consciousness; soberness
being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
very much; exceedingly; extremely
mediator; go-between; middleman; broker
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements