simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
valuable article; valuables
to stifle a smile, yawn, etc.; to bite to death
to understand; to make out
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
(metal) bar; (wooden) rolling pin
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
influential; powerful; popular; prosperous; doing well
to buy again; to buy anew
to be cheap; to be inexpensive
riding together; sharing a car (taxi, etc.); doing in collaboration; backing of the same candidate by different political parties
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
gambling den; gambling house
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to yield; to give way to; to make way for
to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
how; in what way; by what means
to deliver; to hand over; to transfer
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
ownership; dominion; ownership rights; proprietorship; property rights
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
preference; priority; precedence
to collect; to assemble; to gather
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
too much; excessively; too
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary