to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
one thin flat object; one sheet
to denounce; to disparage; to lambast; to abuse
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
apt to think; tend to think
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
cut; reduction; curtailment
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
had better ...; had better not ...
rather; better; instead; if anything
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
industrialist; entrepreneur
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till