another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
old friend; familiar face
substantial matter; significant item
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
bribe; money under the table
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
go that far; to that extent
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
last place; lowest position; lowest rank; least significant (bit); lowest order
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
in good health; alive and well; going strong
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
to put on track; to make go to plan; to put into orbit; to send into orbit
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
wherein; therein; thereinto
to keep in mind; to memorize
to load (with goods, cargo); to put on board; to stow aboard
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
westering sun; setting sun; afternoon sun
cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
training; drill; practice; discipline
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
on board a ship; aboard a ship
the harmonizing, mentally and physically, of two parties engaged in an activity; singing from the same hymn-sheet; dancing to the same beat
to attempt; to test; to try out
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
elder brother; one's senior; dashing young man; gallant young lad