few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
registration; accession; register; entry; record
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
to understand from experience
intelligence gathering; information gathering
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
one's company; company one works for; in-house; belonging to the company
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
that's the way it is; such is life
unexpectedly; surprisingly
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
palatial residence; stately mansion
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
to be silent; to say nothing
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
valuable article; valuables
this world; this life; world of the living
unique; peerless; invaluable; priceless
excellent article; fine item; rare beauty; masterpiece; gem
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
around the world; throughout the world