to spread one's roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.)
to make a cut; to make an incision; to score (food)
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
to glare at each other; to confront each other
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
putting an end to; bringing to a close; person who opens and closes the curtains (in a theatre)
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
clear layer of fluid (at the top of a mixture); supernatant liquid; supernate
communality; community; having something in common
preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
halting (speech); faltering; stammering
promising without due consideration
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
nightlife districts; drinking districts
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
once in a lifetime; once in one's life
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
infection; contagion; becoming infected
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
to hate the very sight of; to hold a grudge against; to treat like an enemy; to bear constant enmity; to be gunning for; to have it in for
well-known; famous; noted; popular; recognized
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject