complete change; about-face
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
to mix in (e.g. an ingredient)
meat eating; eating of meat; meat diet; carnivorous
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
inferior goods; faulty item
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
preferential treatment; special treatment; different treatment; express delivery; special delivery
totally (immersed in something, e.g. liquid, work); addicted
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
to be unusual (of a person or thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be eccentric; to be different
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
price; cost; value; worth; value
secretive; mysterious; furtive; stealthy; clandestine; sneaky
to play a hand game (e.g. rock, paper, scissors)
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
draw (in competition); tie game
opposite side; other side; other party
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
cheerful expression; pleased look; joyful look
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
practical use; application; making good use of; conjugation; inflection
to catch fire (of charcoal); to start burning; to burn away; to burn merrily
masterpiece; masterwork; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels
belief; faith; adherence; espousal
being the sole winner; beating everyone else; winner-take-all; mostly alone; mostly by oneself
extraordinary; exceptional; unprecedented; solecistic; non-standard; irregular
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
losing weight; slimming; lean person
training (for a skill, job, sport, etc.); practice; working out; workout; (strength, weight) training
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
agreement; stipulation; contract
prominent; eminent; leading; foremost; distinguished