skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
hip-hop culture; Black culture (esp. breakdancing culture)
system; organization; organisation; architecture
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
selection; choice; option
to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)
had enough; flatly refusing; wouldn't do for anything; begging pardon
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
this is why; this means; it is the case that
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
to be worried; to be troubled
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
deputy head; deputy director; vice chief (of something); executive officer (navy)
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
master; teacher; stable master
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
Catholic priest; abbe; reverend father; minister; padre
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
black suit; mourning clothes; black-suited staff member (e.g. in restaurant, sex establishment, etc.)
to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family; to attire oneself; to outfit oneself
collar; color; colour; hair colouring (coloring); calla (variety of arum lily)
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
to go along; to walk along; to follow