idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
management; administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
public and private; official and personal; government and people
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
coincident with; while; simultaneously
refusing to budge; adamant; intransigent; unyielding
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
reasoning; logic; persuasion
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
agreement; rules; code; protocol; convention; bylaw
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
power; authority; jurisdiction
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
hard worker; hardworking person
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)