to fill in a hole; to plug a gap (money, personnel, etc.); to make up for a deficiency; to cover a deficit
contempt; scorn; disdain; despising; looking down on; slighting
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
commencing with; including
influential person; man of importance
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
check (against); collation (with); comparison; verification
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
leaving (e.g. a courtroom, workplace); exiting; withdrawal (e.g. from a superior's presence)
to keep (something) a close secret; to hide (the truth, one's pain, etc.); to keep hidden
circulation (of money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (of air, water, etc.); ventilation; flow
surface of a board (shogi, go, etc.); (state of) the board; development of a game; surface of a record
saltpan; field for drying salt
modest; reserved; quiet; frugal; simple; plain
a mere ...; only a ...; insignificant
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
religious painting; religious picture
victim (esp. someone killed); casualty
steam locomotive; steam train; (long-distance) train; non-electric train; diesel train
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered; to roll one's eyes up and down
rocky area; rocky tract; rocky stretch (of a climb); wall (of rock)
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour