to pick up; to find; to gather
isolation; being alone; being friendless
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to pierce through; to break through
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
one house; the same house
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
to pile up; to accumulate
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
outrageous; scandalous; inexcusable; disgraceful; shameful; rude
second; number two; runner-up
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
to have the privilege of doing
telephone call; telephone (device)
near bankruptcy; edge of bankruptcy; bumper-to-bumper
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
classical school or style (e.g. of music, baseball pitching, etc.); orthodox school; authentic style; purist; follower of the orthodox school
journal; magazine; periodical
regular; regular member (e.g. of football team, etc.); regular (petrol, gasoline)
pupil; student; schoolchild
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances