establishing; founding; setting up; organizing; establishment
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
(on the) aisle; aisle seat
to perceive; to understand
patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
to get late; to advance; to wear on
aphorism; epigram; witticism; bon mots
to get out of shape; to lose shape
to fall asleep; to sleep deeply
to be scattered around; to be all over the place
to induce sleep; to cause drowsiness
mother's body (esp. when pregnant or after giving birth); parent body; parent organization; base
to call dibs; to establish a claim; (lit.) to spit on (thus preventing others from taking it)
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
not budging an inch; to stand one's ground
dishonesty; injustice; dishonor; dishonour; ingratitude
good prospects; full of hope; promising
sincere; honest; faithful
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
(written) contract; agreement
arrival of goods; goods received
monistic; unitary; unified; centralized; centralised
stabilization; stabilisation
presbyopia; age-related longsightedness; farsightedness
to manage; to arrange; to talk over; to dispose of
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
to get an upset stomach; to have diarrhea
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
glass bottle; glass jar; phial; vial
to head towards; to be inclined to go towards; to head for a place naturally
handicraft; industrial art object
heavy outfit designed to keep out the cold
formal; stiff; pompous; stern; solemn; grave
adult striped mullet; in the end; after all is said and done
molding; moulding; shaping; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention