no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
(at a rate of) once a month; 10 percent monthly interest
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
item; article; dish; course; finest item
to look around; to look towards (us)
locational advantage; advantageous position; products from the land (farm output, timber, minerals, etc.); land rent
blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
neat and clean; tidy; trim
(appearance while) in pajamas (pyjamas)
breasts; boobies; tits; breast milk
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
global maximum; greatest value
long (time that has passed); old (story)
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
pup; puppy; whelp; damn dog; mutt
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
true state; actual condition; reality
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement
for convenience; as a matter of convenience
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
plump; with a thud; heavily
with a start; with a jump
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin); to wilt; to fade; to wither; to be wizened
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump