to soothe and humor (humour); to coax
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to think of; to come up with
article for sale; goods for sale; offering; specialty; selling point
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
authorized architect and builder; licensed architect; registered architect
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
excess; surplus; superabundance
difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water); head; drop (e.g. of a waterfall); difference; gap
to fail (in getting a job); to miss out (at fishing, hunting, etc.); to be left out; to be crowded out
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
to win fame; to be widely-known; to be well known; to make a name for oneself
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
not yet known; unknown; strange
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
(social) position; status
romanticist; romantic; dreamer
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
treatment; service; handling; management
to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
firm promise; definite promise
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself