to wait and see; to see how the land lies
(foreign) trade; (international) commerce; importing and exporting
security; guarantee; collateral; guarantee (e.g. of safety)
fundraising campaign; donation (to a fundraising campaign); contribution; (political) campaign
to take upon oneself; to volunteer; to undertake; to offer (to do)
picking out; choosing; picking (someone) up (in a vehicle); pickup (in a record player); (phono) cartridge; pickup (truck)
circulation; dissemination
taking no notice (of); showing no interest (in); paying no attention (to); ignoring completely
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
(referring to a person) receiver; receiving side; viewer; listener
fresh; (liquid) non-dairy creamer; coffee whitener
delicious; skillful; skilled; expert
public commitment; public promise; campaign pledge; official vow
(political) administration; political power
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
(riding) spur; spurring on; acceleration; impetus
to do wholeheartedly; to put one's heart into something
(wielding) dual swords (esp. in fiction); twin swords; pair of Chinese straight swords wielded simultaneously (oft. sharing a single scabbard)
to fasten one's eye on (a person); to stare at
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
tortoise shell bondage; turtle shell bondage
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
to be partly responsible for; to have a part in; to play a role in
prophylactic (drug); preventive medicine
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
specific medicine; wonder drug; silver bullet
horror film; horror movie
forest fire; wildfire; bushfire
to be infected; to be contagious
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
inquiry; enquiry; question; searching; looking for
village headman; village mayor
to hoist; to lift up; to (crowd around and) rebuke; to (gang up and) criticize; to reproach severely
collective responsibility; joint liability
retribution; retributive justice; karma; just deserts; poetic justice; reward and punishment for one's past behavior
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
rooting up (weeds, etc.); eradication; rooting out; stamping out
to be overawed; to be overwhelmed; to be overcome; to be intimidated; to be daunted