guidance; leadership; leading the way
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
wide sense (e.g. of a word); broad sense
(foreign) trade; (international) commerce; importing and exporting
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect; to honour; to honor
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
field (for growing wheat, fruit, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
to open (e.g. path); to clear (the way); to break up (e.g. land)
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
price; cost; charge; price (of achieving something); cost; sacrifice
defense; defence; protection
to agree; to decide upon; to enter into (a contract)
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see ...
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
from the beginning; from scratch
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
story; tale; talk; discussion
torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued