adviser; advisor; consultant
fee; charge; rate; material
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
trouble; bother; annoyance
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
by myself; in person; by oneself
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
impossible; unlikely; improbable
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
instead; but (on the other hand)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
popular figure; person in demand; favorite; favourite
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to be completely boiled; to be boiled to a turn
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
selling on the market (in the marketplace, in stores, etc.); making something commercially available; commercial (e.g. software); over-the-counter; off-the-shelf
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK