to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
guest of honour; guest of honor; privileged guest; visitor
to detain; to keep; to lock up; to retain; to leave (a letter) till called for
to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on
code; program; code; regulation; code; symbol set; cord
insertion; plug; (electrical) outlet; spasm of pain; griping pain
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
realistic; practical; feasible
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
memory; ability to remember
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
playfulness; playful mood; imaginativeness
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
text at the foot of a page, document, screen, etc.
consolation money; solatium; reparation; damages; settlement
child-rearing expenses; child-support payments (following divorce)
wish; desire; ambition; choice
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); monetary offering (or gift) wrapped in paper; twisting throw
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
private citizen; civilian
to be reluctant to do; to hesitate to do; to be unable to do; to not be in a position to do
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
unrealistic; impractical; infeasible; unreal
disclosure; exposure; revelation