favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
(clenched) fist; knuckles
the more one looks (at it) the more ...
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
natural accompaniment; inseparable pair; inevitable aspect (of something); part and parcel; supplementary printed insert (in a book or magazine); appendix
war readiness; combat preparedness; readiness for battle
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
shoulders; body; honour; honor; prestige
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
leaving (fleeing) the capital
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
quick; nimble; agile; sharp; shrewd; smart
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
copy; duplicate; facsimile; cc (on e-mails); carbon copy
so many countries, so many customs
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
quality (of a product or a service)
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
to be answerable (for); to take the blame
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
carving; engraving; sculpture
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
stamping; embossing; tooling (e.g. leather); sigillation
return (of something borrowed or entrusted); returning; giving back; repayment
to replace; to substitute; to switch; to move (something); to transfer
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly