valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
price increase; rise in price
otherwise; or else; if not
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
to get (e.g. the gist of something); to understand; to turn out as one thought
human emotions (joy, anger, grief and pleasure)
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to miss (a train, bus, etc.); to fail to keep up with (e.g. the times); to be left behind by
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
margin buying; buying on credit
world; society; people; the public
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
to draw a bow; to oppose; to defy; to disobey one's superiors
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
debt; liabilities; obligation to a person or party (usu. legal or contractual)
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
disadvantageous; long (odds)
to tear up and throw away
reserve; spare; note; memorandum; duplicate; copy
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
back to back; discord; feud; opposite sides of the same coin
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
iron rod; iron bar; iron club; horizontal bar (gymnastics)