start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to press against each other; to huddle together
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
3000; three thousand; many
(intentional) overcharging; rip-off; highway robbery
meddling; interference; extending a paw to drag something closer; (arch.) hand; (arch.) arm; (arch.) disfigured arm
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
purple; violet; purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; soy sauce
selling in a store; selling at retail
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
to correct oneself; to restate
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
insertion; letter drop; sending to a prisoner; thing sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
ding-dong (of a doorbell, intercom, etc.); doorbell; intercom; ding ding ding!; correct!
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
dozens; scores of; decades
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
equipment; fixtures; furnishings; fittings; furniture; supplies
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
hash browns; hashed browns
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; here and there; (sound of) walking slowly
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness