to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
indulgent to (one's) children; lenient with one's children; soft on one's children
composition (of painting); structural outline; compositional arrangement
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
to control; to command; to get the better of
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
support; backing; aid; assistance
supply route; supply road; communications (military)
non-aggression pact; non-aggression treaty
preparations; preliminary arrangements; spade work; mise en place; groundwork
solution; solution strategy
professor; teaching; instruction
half the number; half (of an amount); haploid (organism, cell, etc.); haplont
views; opinion; discernment; pride; self-respect
returning tit for tat; retaliating
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
to try and judge a person's feelings (from their expression)
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to take advantage of someone's kindness or patience; to get carried away; to be elated; to get puffed up (with pride); to push one's luck; to get cocky
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
immediately; at once; instantly
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
bogging down; dragging on; turning into a quagmire; becoming mired in a mess
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
to take a position (e.g. on an issue); to adopt a stance
inside and outside the country; domestic and foreign
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
boy; son; baby boy; young man
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
to be dispelled (of doubts, ill feeling, etc.); to disappear; to be put behind one; to burst (of a boil, abscess, etc.)
foolish thought; (one's own) thought; (one's own) idea
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
to show up; to appear; to turn up
fixed number; certain number; given number; definite number
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over