formula; equation; method of calculation; calculus
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
early (days); initial stage; initial
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
spawning grounds; egg-laying site
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
exemption; exoneration; discharge
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
generously; liberally; magnanimously
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
sympathy; compassion; pity
persuasion by tears; using tears to get one's way; sob story
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
contriving (to raise funds, to find time, etc.); working out (a solution)
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to spread money around (e.g. to give, to loan, to invest, etc.)
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
cultivating new land; clearing; reclamation
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
handle; grip; stalk (of a mushroom, leaf, etc.)
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)