proper; respectable; decent; honest
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to fail (in getting a job); to miss out (at fishing, hunting, etc.); to be left out; to be crowded out
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
head-hunting; recruiting professionals from other companies
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
an eye for people; the ability to judge character
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile; to be refined (palate); to be discerning (eye, ear); to become rich
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
compendium of laws; statute books; (lit.) complete book of the Six Codes
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
rehabilitation; remaking one's life; rebirth; regeneration; coming back to life; revival
judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
bluff; false show of power; bold front
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
amount of money; sum of money
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch