expression; presentation; representation; notation
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to eat a mouthful; to take a bite
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to take (be in) charge of
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
to entrust; to send (a message, etc.)
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
temporary employee placement
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
courier; smuggler; carrier (e.g. of illegal drugs); trafficker
(young) person subsisting on part-time work; person whose livelihood is provided by part-time work
firing one shot at a time; single-shot gun; having only one engine; single-engined aeroplane; one-shot (e.g. story); non-serial
income; receipts; revenue
instability; insecurity; crankiness
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
type of occupation; occupational category
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
sharing; division; draw; tie
accepting an order; receiving an order; orders received
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking
to place (in relation to the whole); to rank; to position; to locate
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
paying; remunerative; advantageous; profitable
tradition; legend; folklore
handful; small amount; small number
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire