to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of charge); freelance; independent; freelancer; one-size-fits-all; free skating
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
strategy meeting; council of war
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
someone (something) not to be trifled with
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (someone) to redo something
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
snapping back (at someone) despite being in the wrong; getting mad back
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
logical; cogent; well-reasoned; logically consistent
to skip over (while reading); to skim
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
conviction; belief; confidence
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
stylish; smart; elegant; chic; refined; trim
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks