to negotiate; to settle a matter; to arrange
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to be scheduled to (do); to be expected to (do)
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
offender; criminal; culprit
to do someone in; to bump someone off
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
one's family (home) background (environment)
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
to leave as is; to ignore
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to compete with; to vie for
to hate each other; to hate mutually
wish; dream; prayer; one's desire
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
matter of time; question of time
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
more than anything; above all else
several years standing; over several years
neighbour; neighbor; neighbourhood; neighborhood
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
technique; art; skill; move
to set about in earnest; to put one's back into something
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety