pressure; encouragement; urging; promoting
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
friend; companion; acquaintance; friendship; companionship
true state; actual condition; reality
extermination (esp. pests); expulsion; destruction
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); motorboat; ranch
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
directions; instructions; usage method
to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)
original intention; initial resolution
footwork; mobility; flexibility; adaptability
mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
sphere of action; scope of activity; range of work
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
stock; products; stolen goods; loot; spoils
regarding as dangerous; identifying as a threat
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
to be pleased with; to suit