to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
to be harvested; to be reaped; to be yielded; to be able to harvest; to be able to reap; to be able to yield
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to rank next to; to come after
cultivating new land; clearing; reclamation
until now; so far; up to the present
fourth day of the month; four days
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
even if not; even without
to carry something out of a place; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery); to mention something; to broach a topic
scale; scope; plan; structure
moving; changing residence; change of address
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
silently (as the grave); quietly (as in death)
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
verbal promise; one's word
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to divide in two; to divide in half; to apportion; to divide among; to portion out
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
bolt from the blue; great surprise
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
building time; construction period