well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
personal affair; one's own affair
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
charming; fascinating; attractive
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
to participate in (as a member); to get involved in
war; battle; match; game; competition
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
not caring; not giving a damn
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
accident (caused by negligence); error; blunder; fault; defect
softly; mildly; gently; politely
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
one way or the other; either way
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
famous product; widely known (local) specialty
distilled liquor; spirits
quality newspaper; broadsheet newspaper
contention; competition; rivalry; quarrel
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
selling off; disposal by sale; sale
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
downward compatible; backward compatible; compatible with input or components intended for lower tier or older systems, versions, etc.; upward compatible; forward compatible; compatible with input or components intended for higher tier or later systems, versions, etc.
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
now that; since; so long as; because
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)