television advertising; television commercial
commercial (TV or radio advertisement); commercial
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
enterprise; business; company; corporation
a little; a bit; slightly
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
no sleep or rest; working day and night
comfort; consolation; diversion
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
weak point; unskillfulness
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
just because; even if; even though
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
to know personally; to have personal knowledge of
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)
to say; to be pleased to say
of course; certainly; naturally
belief; faith; conviction
everyday life; daily life
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
violence; assault; rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; rape; sexual assault
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption