pointing up; pointing upward; upturn; uptrend; upward tendency
to put on an air of seniority
neither this nor that; being at a loss; humming and hawing; shilly-shallying
pause; suspension; rest; stoppage
place for relaxation and refreshment
deposit; earnest payment; earnest money
interruption; interference; butting in
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
member of one's in-group (e.g. family member, colleague)
bribe; sweetener; douceur
labor; labour; manpower; working force
professional job; profession
guarantor; surety; sponsor; reference; bondsman
expenditure; disbursement; expenses
very highly commended; highly lauded; very well-received; very popular
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
germination; sprouting; budding
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
all companies; each company
competing companies; rival companies
loser; defeated person; the defeated
sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat
depending on the situation; depending on circumstances
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
let sleeping dogs lie; wake not a sleeping lion; (lit.) the spirit you do not approach will not curse you
elementary level; beginner level
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
drying machine; dryer; desiccator
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
seeing off and meeting on return
training range; training grounds; training area
array; muster; line-up; full force
price; cost; value; worth; merit
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather