to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
to be outpushed; to lose a pushing competition
to charge to the company; to put on an expense account; to write off as an expense
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
to be stingy (with); to skimp (on)
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
heartstrings; innermost soul
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
appearance; air; condition; state; form
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
to be rich (in); to abound (in); to be abundant (in); to be rich; to be wealthy
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
light (flavor, color, etc.); simple; plain; frank; candid; easygoing
source of one's livelihood; one's bread and butter
strapped for cash; hard up
suspicious-looking; fishy
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
claim (for compensation); customer complaint seeking compensation; (general) complaint; objection
to make do errands; to set to scutwork
the best time for doing something is as soon as you've thought of it; there's no time like the present; (lit.) it's an auspicious day (for doing it) when you've just had the idea
to gain a victory; to win
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
effort; initiative; dealing with; bout (in sports, etc.); match
bodily sensation; feeling in the body; physical feeling; coenesthesia; cenesthesia; coenesthesis
warm and fluffy; soft; steamy hot (food); hot and flaky; feeling mentally tired; feeling of tired relief or accomplishment after effort or perseverance
to be softened; to calm down
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; judgement (of God); referee
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
that is not supposed to ...; that ought not to ...; that should never ...; that cannot possibly ...
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
driving; pounding in; falling badly in love; putting (one's heart) into; step recording (in electronic or computer music)
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
to factor in; to take into account; to include in one's considerations
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view