to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
optimism; taking an optimistic view
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
collar; color; colour; hair colouring (coloring); calla (variety of arum lily)
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
new employee; freshman employee; new hire
object of adoration, longing
classmate; graduates in the same class; wrestlers who began their professional careers in the same tournament
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to fall into disgrace with; to incur someone's displeasure
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to help each other; to cooperate
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
assertiveness; positiveness; initiative; spirit of enterprise
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
to put together; to gather; to collect; to scrape together
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
locational advantage; advantageous position; products from the land (farm output, timber, minerals, etc.); land rent
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
to be discouraged; to shrink from
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
on the least pretext; at the drop of a hat
to do together; to share; to participate in
to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
handrail; railing; banister
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
since when; from when; how long
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
talk; recital; narration; topic