life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
strength; power; proficiency; ability
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
telepathy; tacit understanding; thought transference; non-verbal Zen Buddhist transmission to a disciple of the central tenets of Buddhism
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
how much; how many; to what extent
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
finding employment; getting a job
good offices; kind offices; services; mediation; intercession; conciliation
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed; to get close (e.g. to someone emotionally); to become intimate (with)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
head-hunting; recruiting professionals from other companies
welcome; (warm) reception
creation; Creation (by God)
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
reserve; modesty; hesitation; abhorrence; repugnance; loathing
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
unforgivable; inexcusable; unpardonable
group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude
to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded