shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
electronic edition; online edition
facsimile edition; reprint
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
pull; patronage; tug; room to move the camera back; drawing back; pulling back
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
beginning of the (fiscal) year
feature of the season; something characteristic of a particular season; poem about natural scenery or a particular season
to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
interruption; suspension; break
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to break up and start anew; to break out of one's shell; to make a fresh start; to go outside oneself
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
kiss; squeak (of a mouse); with a slurp
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
habit of going out; (restless) urge to go out
to be able to manage somehow or other
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
attention seeker; look-at-me
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
recently; lately; these days
(at a rate of) once a month; 10 percent monthly interest
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion
to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
personnel change; personnel shift; reshuffle; (annual) staff reassignment
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
right (to do something); authority; power
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
to weigh on a scale; to weigh up options; to compare pros and cons