to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
guess; speculation; supposition
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
powerful person; influential person
to repaint; to paint again; to break (a record); to rewrite; to remake
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
complete change; about-face
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
fortune; riches; goods; incorporated foundation
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
support; backing; aid; assistance
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
difficult problem; challenge
to spend time (on doing something)
bad influence; negative influence
way; method; means; resource; course
negotiations; discussions; connection
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
to let dry; to kill (vegetation); to season (lumber)
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays