load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
tear gland; lacrimal gland
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
comfort; consolation; diversion
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
that is to say; so that means
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
content-free chat; idle gossip
topic of discussion; agenda
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
mimesis; mimicry; camouflage
body odor; body odour; personal odor; personal odour; characteristic (of someone)
shutout; shutting out; locking out; shutout; allowing no runs (goals, etc.)
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
preservation; retainment; keeping
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
minimum; at the very least
to employ; to hire; to charter
compensation; indemnity; reparation
deposit (esp. on renting a house); security money; bond payment; guarantee
to cost little; to come cheap
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
throwaway; disposable; single-use
this is why; this means; it is the case that
in succession; one by one