to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
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)
emperor (of Japan); mikado
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
vice; immorality; corruption
finance; financing; credit transacting; monetary; financial; credit
in one's own way or style
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
(talk of a) moneymaking scheme; moneymaking idea; get-rich-quick proposal