in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); (court) case; project; enterprise; advertisement
to pick a fight; to pick a quarrel
to mount (a horse, bicycle, etc.); to straddle; to sit astride; to span (an area, time, etc.); to extend over; to spread over
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
intangible; incorporeal; unreasonable; preposterous; absurd
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
now that; since; so long as; because
final selection (in a competition, match, etc.)
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; preliminary selection; screening (e.g. of applicants); provisional election
to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity
to manage; to settle; to dispose of; to deal with; to arrange
for (some) doubtful points to remain
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
assessment (of value, damages, etc.); scrutiny (of budget requests, etc.); revision (of a budget)
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
selling off; disposal by sale; sale
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
fee; charge; rate; material
low rank; lower position; subordinate position; lower order (e.g. byte)
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
smelling of men; reeking of male body odor; manly; macho
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
in succession; one by one
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
offensive smell; bad smell; foul smell; stench
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
thickly; stickily; viscously
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down