to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
establishment; settlement
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
one by one; one after another; successively
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
source (of a spring, etc.); source (of payment, energy, knowledge, etc.); origin; wellspring
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
to be profitable; to yield a profit
to sleep in peace; to sleep without fear
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
sympathy; compassion; pity
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
fund-raising; fund collecting
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; (arch.) deftly finishing up; (arch.) putting on the final touches
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
down to earth; reasonable
probe; inquiry; enquiry; investigation
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
economic strength; economic power; economic might
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
western part; the west (of a region); the West (United States)
northern part; the north (of a region)
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade