to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
to make an appearance; to show up
saying all one has to say (usu. negative, e.g. complaints, insults, etc.)
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
quarrel; dispute; argument
bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to hit the mark; to hit the nail on the head
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
noninclusion in a team; not being chosen to play
notice; notification; report; posting
to rank next to; to come after
to turn on; to switch on; to light up
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
skipping school or work without a good reason; playing truant; playing hooky
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
(not so) much; (not) very
(political) power; authority; influence
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
rating; classification; allocation; grading
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
use; utilization; utilisation; application
(social) position; status
huge rock; firmness; solidity
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to manage something successfully; to be successful
to mark the passage of time; to let (feel) time pass
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
laptop (computer); notebook (computer)
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
spoiler; revealing important plot points of a story; spoiling a story
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
all that one has; all that there is; the whole