to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
to gather strength; to take heart
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
turning point; turnaround point (e.g. in a race); turning back point
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
black suit; mourning clothes; black-suited staff member (e.g. in restaurant, sex establishment, etc.)
muffler; scarf; comforter; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
movements; behavior; behaviour; bearing; deportment; manners
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
guardian; protector; patron; parent
accompanying; being accompanied by; going with
affected (appearance, attitude); stuck up; self-loving
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
host (of a party, summit, etc.); host (of male host club)
way one dresses; way one looks like in certain clothes
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
knowing; (an) acquaintance
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
head house (family); birthplace; originator
impudence; cheekiness; impertinence
to say in a round-about way (not to upset); to cushion the blow; (lit.) to wrap in wafer paper
during; for the duration of
cold; indifferent; unfriendly; unsympathetic; unkind
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
gift; present; tip; bribe
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
reserve; spare; note; memorandum; duplicate; copy
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
stain; blot; flaw; disgrace
evaluation; criticism; commenting on; assessment; estimation