to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
overcoming; conquering; surmounting; getting over
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
(social) position; status
flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
perfect; complete; flawless
world view; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung (philosophy); appearance of a world (e.g. in fiction)
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
plural; multiple; several
nothing but; none other than
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
uniforms supplied to employees; an allotment
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
to lend an ear to; to listen to
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
cheers; applause; ovation; acclamation
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
fixed idea; idée fixe; stereotype; prejudice
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body