exhilarated; all smiles; tickled pink; pleased as punch
resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability
adaptability; ability to apply knowledge to new situations; practical skills
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
back off!; leave me alone!
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 get along well with; to make a go of it
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
selling oneself (into bondage) (esp. for prostitutes)
to market (something); to feature (something to sell); to trade in (something); to securitize
(with a) start; fright; alarm
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
genuineness or spuriousness; authenticity; the genuine and the spurious
one's mental make-up (structure)
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
as if nothing had happened
index; indices; indicator
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
consideration; taking into account
leader (of an alliance); leading power
reigning; controlling; dictating
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
beyond one's means or position
circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
parental love or affection