maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
sweating; perspiration; sudation; hidrosis; diaphoresis
action; operation; effect; function
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
another; different; something else
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
older brother; elder brother
friendly; easy to get on with; easy to talk to; easy to like
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
to become empty; to be emptied
no matter what happens; in any circumstances; at any price
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush