mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
adviser; advisor; consultant
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
here and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
confusion; mixing; merger
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
to say; to tell; to state; to do
(having experienced) many battles
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
future (usually near); prospects
current value; price; market value
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)
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
investment; contribution; financing
company director; board member
fee; charge; rate; material
strenuous exertion; spurt; splurge
equal division (of profits, prize money, etc.); equal split
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
allotment; apportionment; share; dividend
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
dissent; disagreement; disapproval; objection; refusal
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
contract; compact; agreement
to make (a promise); to conclude (a contract); to act as a go-between; to act as mediator; to curry favour with
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
person of common sense; common sense man