to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
to increase; to add to; to augment
brains (of an operation); advisor; brain trust; brain (organ)
how many people; a number of people
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to do for (the sake of someone else)
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
(within a) territory; domains
to make a bold speech; to make a bold statement
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
wind and waves; strife; discord; dissension
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
excellent plan; best policy
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
rational; reasonable; logical
maintenance of public order; maintaining security
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
comparing and adjusting; reconciling; lapping; precision surface finishing; margination
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
copper (Cu); bronze (medal)
other (esp. people and abstract matters)
to become misty; to become hazy
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
never ceasing; never ending; endless