to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
reform; reformation; reorganization
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to shoulder responsibility
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
friction; discord; strife
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
password; watchword; motto; slogan
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
clear layer of fluid (at the top of a mixture); supernatant liquid; supernate
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
to soak; to steep; to macerate
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
dirty work; unpleasant task
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
disapproval; reluctance; unwillingness
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
to jump on someone's (verbal) mistake; to trip someone up; to find fault with something someone says
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
euphemistic; circumlocutory; periphrastic; roundabout; indirect
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
insertion; letter drop; sending to a prisoner; thing sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
detour; circuitous route; diversion