insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
though; notwithstanding; although
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
favorite; favourite; habitually used
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to hand over; to surrender
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
for example; for instance; e.g.
war; fighting; fierce competition
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to beat down prices; to strike a hard bargain
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
serious damage; injury or loss; heavy blow
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to make use of; to lend money
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
moaning; muttering; complaining