severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
interior design; interior; upholstery
utensil; appliance; furniture
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
wallpaper; wallpaper; background image; desktop image
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
male homosexuality; bill of lading; BL
analogue record; phonograph record; gramophone record
people who share an interest; people of similar tastes; kindred minds
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
to begin some form of lifestyle
loan; roan; lawn (i.e. short grass); lawn (type of cotton cloth)
remaining amount; balance (of an account)
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind; to ebb and flow
half and half; fifty-fifty
staying the night; lodging (at)
to be completely satisfied; to be completely contented
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
of course; certainly; naturally
clear insight; resignation (to one's fate); acceptance
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate