eloquence; fluency (of speech)
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
wish; desire; ambition; choice
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
immediately; at once; instantly
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
manufacturing cost; production cost
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
to speak; to say; to vocalize
control; management (e.g. of a business)
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating
not worth considering; out of the question
trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
sudden and unexpected; coming out of nowhere; out of the blue
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
passing mark; qualifying marks (score)
to be relieved; to feel relieved
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away
conditional; qualified; with conditions attached
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement