advantage; point in favor; point in favour
legal; lawful; legitimate
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
neither this nor that; being at a loss; humming and hawing; shilly-shallying
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to lay aside; to set aside
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
to palm off; to force a sale
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
industrialization; industrialisation
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
establishment; settlement
allegiance; obedience; submission
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
to be on track; to be going to plan; to enter orbit
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
scale; scope; plan; structure
one's support (power) base; the base of one's support in an electorate
second generation; second; junior
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
shop; small store; business; firm