to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
very much; very many; more and more
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
getting what one wants by complaining or grumbling; profiting by holding out or taking a hard line; getting more by raising a ruckus
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
for (some) doubtful points to remain
due form; official; formality
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
route map (buses, trains, etc.)
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
process; course; mechanism
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
two parts; two copies; the second part
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
estimated value; appraised value; appraisement
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of cost); freelance; one-size
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
rolling (something); knocking down; fishing with multiple hooks on a weighted line; repeatedly buying and selling
what percentage; what ratio; what rate; what proportion
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)