to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
boisterously; roughly; briskly
hair dyed brown; brown-dyed hair
I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason
becoming irritated (suddenly); getting annoyed
to correct oneself; to restate
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
way of talking; speaking style
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
to take advantage of; to impose on; to exploit; to enter (an item in a ledger); to make an entry (in an account book)
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
many; much; plenty; hardly
to spread rumors; to spread rumours
tail and fins; embellishment (of a story, rumor, etc.); exaggeration
type (of goods); sort; (taxonomical) form; breed; variety
changing (something) for the worse; disimprovement; deterioration
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
to buy (stock, materials, etc.); to purchase; to lay in; to get; to obtain
to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
error; mistake; slip; bug
correction; revision; amendment
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning