to employ; to hire; to charter
beginning; outset; first; onset
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
flour; meal; powder; dust
measuring; weighing; metric; distance function
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to set up shop; to open a store
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
until now; so far; up to the present
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
individual; private person; personal; private
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
letter; missive; note; mail
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
neighbourhood; neighborhood
political measures; policy
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living
sudden price jump; steep price rise
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain