close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
something out of the ordinary; variant; variety; person with an unusual character or background; unique figure; exceptional type
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
in that way; like that; that way
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
stew; food cooked in a pot
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
maturing; ripening; aging; ageing; curing; fermenting
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
to press a question; to cross-examine
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
will not do; do not; does not
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
finish; finishing; finishing touches
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired