advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
secret; private; surreptitious
to like; to love; to be fond of
each and every one of them; every last one of them; all a bunch of
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
depending on the situation; depending on circumstances
to tuck up (e.g. skirt); to abridge; to cut short
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
pride; dignity; self-respect
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
(written) contract; agreement
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
doing whatever one pleases