shelter; cover; screen; shield; obstruction; defilade
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
chip; microchip; chip (in poker, roulette, etc.); casino token; chip (shot); (wood) chip
to be flexible; to be accommodating
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
to be too late; to be too slow
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
confirmation; certification; ascertainment
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
an eye for people; the ability to judge character
bet; wager; stake; gamble
failure; rejection; rupture
point of uncertainty; unclarified issue; doubt
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
scrap; piece; fag end; unimportant (person); petty (official); barely (in a role)
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
to pass by (time); to hit too much
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
it hasn't been long since
familiarity with the land; locality or terrain (usually associated with knowing or feeling the locality)
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
that's the way it is; such is life
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
and; thereupon; because of that