man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
inferior; coarse; poor quality; inadequate; deteriorated
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
environment; circumstance
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
good feeling; feeling good
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
than; from; out of; except; but; more
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
one's post; place of work; workplace
comfortably; peacefully; with one's mind at ease; (growing) quickly
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
fair and square; open and aboveboard
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
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
I see; that's right; indeed