friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
discount; reduction; rebate; tenths discounted; tenths reduced
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
being resourceful (esp. with household finances); being good at managing things
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
focus (of a lens); focal point; point (of a discussion, e.g. on-point, off-point)
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
foreign capital group; foreign company
famous (commercial) establishment; well-known store (shop, restaurant)
cultural center; cultural centre
coming and going; commuting
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); motorboat; ranch
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
mistaken memory; trick of the memory; slip of the memory
many; numerous; various; large number of
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
true character; true heart; true spirit
to denounce; to disparage; to lambast; to abuse
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)