to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
ancestor; forefather; foremother
to shout (in anger); to yell
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
approval; license; licence; permission
power; authority; jurisdiction
to take over; to obtain by transfer; to inherit; to buy; to purchase
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to hand over; to turn over; to cede
attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
quality (of a product or a service)
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
decreasing (graph falling to the right); shrinking; declining
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
selecting a suitable person; personnel selection
to grimace; to make a wry face; to contort one's face
to highlight something; to bring something to the forefront
(political) power; authority; influence
substitute (actor); stand-in; fill-in; understudy; double
appointment (to a position, job, etc.); being used for a role; promotion
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
yourself; himself; herself
permanent stationing; staying permanently; resident (program, file, etc.)
deep-rooted delusion; firm conviction (based on incorrect beliefs)
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
sudden reversal (of behavior, opinion, attitude, etc.); about-face; flip-flop