profit; earnings; stroke of luck
hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
personification; impersonation; embodiment
exerting care; attention; consideration; thoughtfulness
to become haggard; to become gaunt; to become emaciated; to become worn out (from illness, worry, etc.)
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
thorough; exhaustive; complete
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
crying oneself to sleep; giving up in frustration; accepting meekly; being compelled to accept a situation
shallow thinking; imprudence; rashness; quick temper; short temper
to keep away; to keep at a distance
taking one's own life; suicide
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; knowing; pregnant (pause)
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
temporary licence; temporary license; provisional licence; provisional license
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
to stagger; to stumble; to waver; to be in two minds; to have an affair (with); to fall (for someone)
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
seriously; no kidding; joking aside; in all seriousness
to tower above; to stand out