to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
even though; despite; when
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
as much as one can; as much as possible
to subsist; to keep on living
one's every action; every single move
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
making different (comic) faces, esp. using small props
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
home area; home town; local
homecoming; returning home
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
the way one works; one's working manner
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
washing machine; (clothes) washer
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
business practice; business method; commerce; commercial law
wet towel (supplied at table); hot, moistened hand towel
dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre
to increase; to add to; to augment
roaming; drifting about; wandering; drifting (with the current, on the tide, etc.)
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please