betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
having said that; on the other hand
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
oak; orc (fictional race common in fantasy literature); ork
nesting hole; burrow; den
in the same way as; just like
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
maximum; max; mux (multiplexor)
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to jump at; to be attracted by
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
the following week; the next week
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
reigning; controlling; dictating
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing