to be profitable; to yield a profit
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
decision; determination; resolution
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
hastily made; improvised preparation
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
business discussion; negotiation
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
to get the hang of; to learn the secret to
to sting one's eyes; to make one's eyes smart
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
agency; commission; reception (of guests); conveyance (of messages)
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of cost); freelance; one-size
how long; how far; how much
question; inquiry; enquiry
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
smoothly; easily; readily
sensitive; fragile; feeble; indecisive
man with a gentle nature; man of delicate features; man of slender build; effeminate man; feeble man