visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; dealing (a hit); striking (a blow)
leaving everything up to someone else
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
in a train (car, bus, etc.); on a train
to make one's own; to take possession of
providence; luck; favor; favour; advantage
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
pointing up; pointing upward; upturn; uptrend; upward tendency
neither this nor that; being at a loss; humming and hawing; shilly-shallying
pause; suspension; rest; stoppage
place for relaxation and refreshment
(maximum) load; load capacity; loading capacity; carrying capacity
deposit; earnest payment; earnest money
interruption; interference; butting in
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
member of one's in-group (e.g. family member, colleague)
bribe; sweetener; douceur
labor; labour; manpower; working force
high unit cost; high unit price
professional job; profession
guarantor; surety; sponsor; reference; bondsman
expenditure; disbursement; expenses
very highly commended; highly lauded; very well-received; very popular
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
to scoop; to ladle out; to trip up (e.g. someone's legs)
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
germination; sprouting; budding
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
all companies; each company
competing companies; rival companies
loser; defeated person; the defeated
sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat
depending on the situation; depending on circumstances
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
let sleeping dogs lie; wake not a sleeping lion; (lit.) the spirit you do not approach will not curse you
elementary level; beginner level
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
drying machine; dryer; desiccator