to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
this and that; one thing or another
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
to go broke; to be reduced to poverty; to be driven to destitution
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
feeling of fellowship; fellow feeling
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
to see the light; to be awakened to the truth; to have the scales fall from one's eyes
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
counter for places (offices, facilities, stations)
going through; going via; going by way of
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
to have a lot of influence (in); to have clout (with); to be influential; to have contacts (in)
lock; lock (in rugby); lock forward
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
more than usual (usu. time)
position; opening; employment
joyful (news, event, etc.); joyous; delightful (e.g. result); pleasing (e.g. sight); gratifying; welcome
to take advantage of; to impose on; to exploit; to enter (an item in a ledger); to make an entry (in an account book)
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
reason; cause; history; origin
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run
article; item; thing; goods; wares
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
murder; killing; murderer
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to tell (to do); to order; to tell (on someone); to report; to often say; to be used to saying
glass bottle; glass jar; phial; vial
precipitation; deposition; settlement (e.g. of sediment)
sediment; deposit; precipitate; sludge; lees
nutrient; nutritional supplement; nutritional tonic
able-bodied; robust; sturdy; strong
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
repeatedly; frequently; over and over; exceedingly; sincerely; very much