to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
black; black (coffee); exploitative (company); overly harsh; boldface; blackface
periodic; regular; routine
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
somehow; for some reason or other
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
to have time free; to have time to spare
hostility; antagonism; opposition
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
solution; solution strategy
in its entirety; whole; wholly
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
to be exhausted; to be tired out; to be worn out
to screw up (one's face); to scrunch up; to pucker up; to furrow (one's brow); to wrinkle
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside; to set aside; to keep apart; to remove (someone) from the group; to shun
development; revitalization; standing (something) up; waking up; tilling a rice field; drawing a card from the draw pile
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe; increasing
strong interaction; strong force
expression; look; countenance; face
copy; duplicate; facsimile; cc (on e-mails); carbon copy
resigning to another's will; going along without resistance; doing as another wants
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!