to step on (a nail); to run (a nail) through one's foot; to put one's foot through (the floor)
transactions; dealings; business
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
decline; fall; decay; withering
property; fortune; means; assets
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
fundraising; financing; cash flow
to offer for sale; to put on the market
regarding highly; attaching importance to
memories; recollections; reminiscence
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
ability; capability; skill
personal feelings; self-interest
indicate reason; infers some protest
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
beyond this point; from now on; after this
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that