approval; license; licence; permission
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
personal (employee); employed; retained
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
to put one's hand on; to touch
styptic; stopping of bleeding
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
things on hand; things in stock; money on hand; money in one's wallet; on hand; in stock
bare (naked) body; complexion (e.g. face)
stab wound; puncture wound; bite (e.g. from a insect); sting; prick
letting (someone) die without helping
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
armor and helmet (armour)
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
explanatory; expository; elucidatory
notice; bulletin; post; posting; placard
repeatedly; to a tremendous extent
every year; yearly; annually
riding together; riding with
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
final stage; final stretch; live printing area (in publishing); gallery (in a theatre); driving (animals, fish, etc.); herding
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
to look daunted; to look embarrassed; to be disappointed
blood relationship; blood relations; being genetically related
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
to perceive; to understand
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
concentration of mind; mental concentration (on some task)
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
crazy; mad; devoid of reason
deadlock; stalemate; impasse; dead end
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
in a day; in a brief space of time