to slim down; to lose weight
diet; dieting; losing weight (through dieting, exercise, etc.)
car; vehicle; van; (train) car; carriage
opening a new store; opening a new branch; setting up a stall (at a festival, trade fair, etc.); setting up a booth; exhibiting
to become widely known; to become well-known; to spread (of a rumor, reputation, etc.)
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
mucus; mucilage; viscous liquid; phlegm
to filch; to snatch; to steal (an idea, work, etc.); to plagiarize; to arrest; to nab
doing as one is told; yes-man
(going) right into (a tight space); (sinking into) deeply and suddenly; (popping) out; (coming out) with a pop; with a squelch
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run
article to be delivered; present
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
demotion; relegation; downgrading
extensive knowledge; erudition; learned; erudite; well-informed
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); search (e.g. on the Internet); retrieval (of information); reference
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
name and address (on an envelope, etc.); (addressee's) name; addressee
praiseworthy; commendable; laudable; strange (person); weird; odd
(great mental) resources; quick brain; resourcefulness; good wits
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
offering a full report to a superior
confusion; disturbance; commotion; chaos; disorder
brand-new article; new item
highest (e.g. floor); top; best; finest; supreme
to pin one's hope on; to look forward to; to look toward; to get one's hopes up
to stay overnight; to stop (e.g. at a hotel)
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
remarkable; striking; obvious
harmonious (couple, family, etc.); happy; affectionate; friendly; intimate
magnificent house; luxurious home; palatial residence; stately mansion
peep; peeping; peep show; device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures; peep; placing a stone before a connecting point (threatening to divide the opponent's stones)
property; fortune; means; assets
to be possessed (by a spirit, demon, etc.); to be possessed (by an idea, delusion, etc.); to be obsessed (with)
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)