disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
important points; main points
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
degree of recognition; level of familiarity; visibility (product)
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
possession; retention; maintenance
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
to serve; to work for; to attend
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
power; might; authority; influence
episode; anecdote; vignette
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
expresses displeasure or disapproval; just from (doing); simply by
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
devotion; attachment; infatuation
putting into operation; invocation
town; city; municipal; urban
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
just one person; only one
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to employ; to hire; to charter
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability