to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
to be of benefit; to be beneficial; to be useful; to do one good; to be good for one
heavy load; heavy luggage; heavy freight; heavy burden; heavy responsibility; encumbrance
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
wild; freakish; madcap; crazy; hysterical
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
to buy (stock, materials, etc.); to purchase; to lay in; to get; to obtain
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
settlement; permanent residency
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
regular customer; valued client
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
to wish to go well; to have good intentions
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
reverse side; opposite (of the expected); purl stitch (knitting)
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
tacit; unspoken; implicit
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
reality; actuality; hard fact
buying (in large quantities); (wholesale) purchase; buying in; (one's) usual (store, supplier, etc.); regular; favourite (brand, shop, etc.)
not yet known; unknown; strange
wandering; roaming; drifting
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
business trip; official trip
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
to be lifted up (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to be raised; to be hoisted; to turn upward (esp. of eyes); to slant upward
talking about one's love interests; girls' talk; gossiping
to distinguish by smell; to smell the difference (between); to scent out; to discern (one thing from another); to determine
paying back a favour; repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
favour; favor; obligation; kindness; benevolence
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
miscellaneous duties; (trivial) routine tasks; small jobs; odd jobs
(one's) workload; amount of work (to be) done by one