level; standard; water level
transport; freight; shipping
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
suddenly (appear, stick out); abruptly; (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly; suddenly (stand up)
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
in contrast to ...; unlike ...; while ...; whereas ...
no concern of mine; nothing to do with me
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
(pressing) hard; badgeringly; pesteringly; repeatedly; urgingly
dividing for administrative purposes; partition; division
careless; thoughtless; hasty; rash
duplicate key; pass key; master key; skeleton key
steel frame; steel beam; steel girder
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
ongoing; in progress; afoot
vacuum cleaner; vacuum; hoover
mysterious thief; phantom thief
attaching (documents, etc.); appending; affixing
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
bare (naked) body; complexion (e.g. face)
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
happening; (unexpected) incident; unforeseen event; surprising occurrence
weeping; sobbing; softly (crying); with a prolonged dull pain; having a griping pain
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
starting point; point of departure
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually