positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to connect; to join; to join or tie or knot together
supply; provision; raising; procurement
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
division into equal parts; equal parts
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
Moro; Muslim inhabitant of the Philippines; conspicuously; openly; completely; entirely
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
to provide against contingencies; to prepare for the worst
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
clanging (of a bell); jangling; ding-dong; continuously; incessantly; one after another
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
revival; resuscitation; revitalization; rejuvenation; regeneration
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
to be itching to put one's skills to use
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee