moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
overtime; outside of hours (school, office, surgery, etc.)
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
to throw into; to toss into
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
cache; place to hide something
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
male instincts; male frivolity
purchase; buying; buying used articles as a company; trade-in; purchase on a no-return policy; lump-sum payment
estimate (of costs); budget
settlement; payment of account
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
reigning; controlling; dictating
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
comfort; consolation; diversion
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
sliced ginger prepared in vinegar (served with sushi); pickled ginger; mimeograph; reprimand; rebuke; overly skinny person
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting
being something of an artist; having something of the artist in one
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
book making (binding, publishing)