man; male; masculine gender
worker; breadwinner; supporter; able person; able man; productive worker
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
in that manner; like that
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
skill; dexterity; proficiency
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to shave off; to scrape off
don't push yourself too hard; don't force yourself
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
just because; even if; even though
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
centripetal force; unifying force; cohesive power
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination