secret meeting; clandestine meeting
business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise
to buy (of a government, public agency, etc. from a private citizen); to purchase; to buy up (all of something)
make-up; makeup; cosmetics; decoration; dressing; veneer
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
pomade; balm; perfumed oil
to palm off; to force a sale
to become moist; to be moistened; to profit (from); to benefit; to be refreshed (of one's mind); to be enriched (of one's heart)
handle; grip; holder; person who holds
leaving something where it is; abandoning something
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
to attract; to be used to
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
to come out completely; to be fully expressed (of views, ideas, etc.); to be aired fully; to be exhausted; to run out
to press down; to hold down; to pin down
roots of grass; grassroots (e.g. of a political party); rank and file; places hidden from sight
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
whip; lash; stick; cane; encouragement; rebuke
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
horse's back; (mountain) ridge; arête; road along a ridge
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
time; meter; beat; the moment (of doing); the instant
throwing down multiple objects in succession; at once in great numbers
to apologize; to apologise; to make an apology
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way
to lose hope; to be plunged into darkness
direction of travel; direction of movement
to shift; to move; to slide; to move (an appointment, meeting, etc.); to bring forward; to put back
levelling of ground (for construction); preparation of soil (for planting); rearranging stones (to simplify counting)
unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; inequality; imbalance; unevenness
belt (worn around the waist); (machine) belt; belt; zone
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
every ...; every other ...; at intervals of ...; with ... in between; ... apart
ridge (in field); row of raised earth when planting crops; rib (cloth, mountains, sea); cord (e.g. corduroy)
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on