rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
that day; the very same day
drowning one's cares in drink; drinking in desperation
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
another attempt; another try; second attempt
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
person who enlivens an atmosphere; person who lifts the mood of others; person who inspires a team; life of the party
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
correction; revision; amendment
to read the situation; to sense the mood
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
clock to be placed on tables, bookshelves, etc. (as opposed to a watch)
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
slope; inclination; tendency; trend; slope (of a linear function)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do