to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
with a clatter; with a rattle; (almost) empty; (mostly) vacant; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
real thing; original; actual
moneymaking; earning money
indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless
good (person, nature, etc.); good-natured; virtuous; honest
anything and everything; just about everything
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
sake brewery; wine cellar; bar; bar-room
power; might; authority; influence
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
way; method; means; resource; course
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
profit; earnings; stroke of luck
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
blackmail; extortion; threat (to extort money)
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvring
welcome; (warm) reception
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest
impossible to do (although wants to)
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
state of things; state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
dispute; argument; contention
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
visualization (of data, results, etc.); visualisation; making visible (something that was previously unseen); recording (a police interrogation)
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
obstinate; wrong-headed; bigoted