advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
selection; choice; option
a considerable number; a fair number
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
something; some kind of; for some reason
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
depending on; dependent on
to shake; to sway; to waver
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
story; tale; talk; discussion
aptitude; aptness; suitability
as a child; when one was a child
good at fighting; usually wins a fight
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
portion; part; snapshot; glimpse
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery