standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
company secret; industrial secret; trade secret
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
(of skin) to peel off (e.g. from sunburn); to improve; to become more refined
workshop; studio; atelier
the whole area; the entire region; all parts (of); the whole field (of study); every field; the whole gamut
to replace; to substitute; to switch; to move (something); to transfer
short distance; close range
to make one's rounds; to patrol
dinner (esp. a formal one)
bringing; taking; carrying
to treat (a guest); to receive; to entertain; to be hospitable to; to make welcome
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
for a long time; at (great) length; lengthily; (extending) far; (stretching) out; (lying down) at full length
may ... be with you; may there be ...
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
plotting (of maps); mapping; compilation
shyness; bashfulness; shame
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
traveling bag; travelling bag; suitcase
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
every evening; night after night
irregular; unsystematic; unsteady; disorderly
ecstatic; excited; painfully (of a headache); stinging; ice-cold (beer, etc.); noisily (chirping, barking, etc.)
to be wide-awake; to be wakeful; to be unable to sleep
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
independence; self-reliance
the very image of health itself; picture of health
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
top recommendation; something highly recommended
just because; even if; even though
to burst into flames; to fire (of a gun); to fan a fire with one's breath; to breathe fire; to spit fire
to crush to death; to press to death; to squeeze to death; to suppress (a laugh, one's anger, etc.); to stifle; to subdue (one's voice)