supply; provision; raising; procurement
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
tool; implement; means; furniture
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
allocation; assignment; allotment
road; load; loading (a program or data into memory); Lord; Lord (title of members of the British nobility)
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
to rule; to govern; to reign over; to subdue; to suppress; to quell
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to throw; to toss; to fling; to abandon (one's work); to give up; to lay aside
rule; reign; government; governing
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
to be choked; to be stifled; to be smothered
leader of a group of juvenile delinquents
reigning (over a country); dominating; controlling; dictating
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
but; however; even though; even if
doddering; tottering; unsteady; shaky; decrepit; infirm
stingy; cheap; very frugal
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
technical; technological; practical
exposure; laying bare; exposure; (media) exposure; appearance (on TV, in magazines, etc.)
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
weekend carpentry; do-it-yourself; DIY; weekend carpenter; do-it-yourselfer
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
all one has; all one's possessions
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of