device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
few decades; many decades; several decades
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
great-grandfather; great-granddad; great-grandad
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
antiques business; curio dealer; secondhand dealer
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
hole; hole (in golf); (golf) cup; (electron) hole
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
the deceased; the departed
things left (to one) by the deceased; inherited item; estate; lost item; lost property
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
overly optimistic; easygoing; irresponsible; naive; simple-minded
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
cake or snack served with tea
late summer; sixth month of the lunar calendar
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
molasses; black treacle; (sugar) syrup
tart; roll of sponge cake with sweetened beans
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
limited stocks; limited lines; limited supplies
competition rate; success rate; ratio of successful (applicants) to total applicants
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule
comparatively high; fairly expensive
stolen goods; loot; spoils
about; concerning; related to; -ish
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
along the river; riverside
bus on a regular route; fixed-route bus; transit bus