appliqué (ornamental needlework)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
one by one; one each; one at a time
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
several types; several kinds; several species
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
ordering (materials); placing an order; order
study group; study meeting
originally; by nature; from the start
hostility; antagonism; opposition
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
thunderstruck; hit by a thunderbolt; struck by lightning
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
observation; survey; watching
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
almost; roughly; approximately
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else