opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
going around; orbiting; circling; circumference; girth; surroundings
business practice; business method; commerce; commercial law
original author (of a work)
to draw for a specific purpose; to draw for the occasion
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
having no hobbies; lacking interests; humdrum; tasteless; prosaic; vulgar
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
to see everything; to see all; to abandon; to give up; to sell at a loss; to sell off
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
reduction by half; halving
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
invisibly; secretly; privately
(distant) howling; backbiting
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
to sulk; to be peevish; to run away from home
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
unpasteurized beer; draft beer; draught beer
to drink up; to drain (cup)
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
concreteness; feasibility
contract; compact; agreement
emotional strength; force of will
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
self-responsibility; on one's own responsibility; at one's own risk
highball; whisky and soda
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
chief; main; principal; major
animated cartoon; animated film
snack (to have with a drink); side dish
fundraising campaign; donation (to a fundraising campaign); contribution; (political) campaign