betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
unsold items; leftovers; remainders; spinster; old maid
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
roost; nest; pad; crib; one's home
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
to talk of one's dreams (esp. unrealistic, far-fetched ones); to dream out loud
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to take away; to carry off
endurance; perseverance; patience
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
superiority complex; sense of superiority
great cause; moral law; justice
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
start; beginning; first step; clue
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
(coming to a) mutual understanding; understanding each other
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
impossible; unlikely; improbable
beyond help; past salvation; incorrigible; irredeemable
subdivision; segmentation; fractionalization; fragmentation