stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
position; job; employment; opening
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
calamity; disaster; misfortune
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
useless; vain; aimless; idle
to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin); to wilt; to fade; to wither; to be wizened
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
interval; break; pause; spare moment
barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
breath; breathing; tone; mood
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears