prospective client; sales lead
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
to know; to be aware (of); to be acquainted (with); to think; to consider; to believe
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
but; however; provided that
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
public and private matters; official and personal affairs; professional and personal lives
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
(one's) master; (one's) employer; leader (of a country, group, etc.); head; Lord; main thing
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
point of tangency; point of contact; (electrical) contact; point of contact (between); connection
to keep a watchful eye on
everything; anything; nothing
contract; compact; agreement
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
rival; competitor; competition
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
rematch (e.g. in sumo when the match is too close to decide)
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to be on a (completely) different level; to be on a different scale; to be in a different league; to be of a different order of magnitude; to stand no comparison
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)