street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
steady; sound; stable; safe (e.g. business); reliable; trustworthy
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
(doing something) for money; being mercenary
being good at cooking; good cook
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
even if not; even without
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
battlefield; battleground
just one person; only one
arms; armament; taking up arms; arming oneself
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
at least; at most; (even) just
as much as one can; as much as possible
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
sincerely; earnestly; wholeheartedly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
first thing in the morning
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
have a good day; take care; see you
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
extremely; very; really; super; so
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
two persons; two people; pair; couple
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
family happiness; household harmony
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
person in charge (of an area of work, etc.); person responsible; contact (person)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she