hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
analepticum; restorative medicine
consultation; discussion; conference; collusion; bid-rigging
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
to one's delight; to one's joy
to shade an account; to add something extra
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
greed; cruelty; callous; (arch.) insistent; (arch.) insistence
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
shortage of stock; scarcity of goods
unsold items; leftovers; remainders; spinster; old maid
ostentation; show; affectation
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
(apportioning) in small amounts
opening; gap; dried and opened fish
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
working without pay; free service; work for nothing
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
defeat; lost battle; defeated army
commander; general; leader
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
bravery; courage; heroism
must not; should not; do not
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
to be onto a good thing; to make money without working; to line one's pockets
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
to admire greatly; to salute (in admiration); to take one's hat off to
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
loser; defeated person; the defeated
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
rating; classification; allocation; grading
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul