demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
kind offices; services; through the good offices of; intercession; mediation
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
Michelin (tyre manufacturer); Michelin Guide (rating hotels and restaurants)
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
rating; classification; allocation; grading
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
now rejoicing, now worrying; swinging from joy to sorrow; glad and sad by turns; alternating hope and fear; unable to put one's mind at ease
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
bloodshot eyes; (doing something in a) frenzy
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future