trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
supply; provision; raising; procurement
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
as before; as ever; as it was originally
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
decrease; reduction; decline
matter of time; question of time
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
solving a riddle; solving a mystery
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to compare with the eye; to judge by comparison; to take into consideration; to bear in mind
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
warp (fictional faster-than-light spacecraft propulsion)
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
starting point; point of departure