because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
non-disclosure agreement; NDA
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
degree of familiarity; popularity
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
preservation; retainment; keeping
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
metre; meter; meter; gauge
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
food; food products; foodstuffs
I see; that's right; indeed
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
to look forward to something
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
as (for); for; in the capacity of
adviser; advisor; consultant
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
all present; all concerned; all of us
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
to congratulate; to celebrate
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
to grumble; to gripe; to complain