tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
irritation; annoyance; frustration
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
pronunciation; production of sound
principle; theory; fundamental truth
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to attempt; to test; to try out
persistence; single-mindedness
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
older brother; elder brother
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation
property-value; attribute value
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to stretch; to reach to; to stand on tiptoe