plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
ordering (materials); placing an order; order
returned goods; returning purchased goods
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
incident; affair; happening; event
being greatly in the red; taking a big loss; heavy deficit
painting of a scene in Hell; a picture of Hell
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; honeycomb tripe; wall of a cow's second stomach
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
here and there; everywhere
folding chair (with tubular metal frame)
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
will not do; do not; does not
calling someone directly (by telephone); phone number
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
to divide in two; to divide in half; to apportion; to divide among; to portion out
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
number of articles; quantity
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
succession; continuation; series; sequence
cooperation; coordination; link
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
noisily (of water gushing, pouring, spilling, splashing, spraying, etc.)
simulated experience; simulation
conference room; council room
to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
pliantly; pliably; subserviently; ingratiatingly; servilely