rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
vitality; (one's) life force
favorite; favourite; habitually used
right in the middle (of); midst; height
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
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
fixed date; settlement date
to buy (of a government, public agency, etc. from a private citizen); to purchase; to buy up (all of something)
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
requisition; requisitioning; seizure; confiscation; impounding; retaining (e.g. deposit)
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
branch office; branch store
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
requisition; commandeering; conscription
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
northerly (wind); from the north
a help; an aid; some assistance
old family; old-established family; one's old home; one's childhood home
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
in-law; relative by marriage
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
two guilty parties tried and punished together
citizenship; civic rights; civil rights; widespread acceptance; social recognition; common use
act which serves the interests of (benefits) the enemy
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
lacking cargo; in ballast
advance payment; money paid in advance