-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
storehouse; warehouse; godown
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
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
ditch; drain; gutter; trench
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
branch (of a river); tributary; branch; offshoot; something not mainstream
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
instant; moment; for an instant
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people
how many years; how long; what year
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
now; the present time; just now; another; more
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
compensation; indemnity; reparation
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
cancellation; withdrawal; abolition; revocation; cancel; CAN
breaking off (an engagement, negotiations, etc.); cancellation
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life