to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position
arbor; arbour; suffix forming the final part of the pseudonyms of some writers and performers; suffix forming the final part of the name of a restaurant
to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit
ventilation; communication (within an organisation); openness
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
meeting together; introduction; costarring; appearing together; being matched; facing off
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
to work hard; to work diligently
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
domestic and foreign; inside and outside the country
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
pre-established harmony (Leibniz theory); harmonie préétablie; (events) proceeding in a predictable fashion; turning out the way everyone expected; convention
to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to lie down; to throw oneself down
to relax; to feel at home
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
rough; rowdy; wild; rough person; rowdy person
quarrelsome; easy to anger; quick to lose temper
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to become vulgar; to coarsen
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
curiosity; inquisitiveness
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate