to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
social; societal; societary
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
to cut corners; to be shoddy
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
basis; based on; conformance; conformity; authority (of); standard
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
closing hours (of a store, restaurant, etc.)
overtime pay; overtime money; overtime payment
as soon as possible; ASAP; even a little early
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
sounding; probing; probe; stylet; spy
locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
submersion; inundation; being flooded
weather forecast; weather report
utter failure; gross mistake; wrong guess
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
(a) dose; (a) puff; (a) smoke; lull; short rest
downpour; pouring rain; heavy rain; pelting rain; cloudburst
taro (Colocasia esculenta); dasheen; eddo
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to lean against; to set against