employee; employer; person hiring others
fee; charge; rate; material
taking a cut (of someone else's money); taking a rake-off; pocketing a kickback; skimming (a percentage of the profits, proceeds, etc.)
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
good-for-nothing; useless; worthless
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
such; like that; that sort of
vigorously (ripping, tearing, scratching, etc.); roughly; (eating) with a crunch; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
speculation; thinking; meditation
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
authority; power; influence; (an) authority (on); expert
black; dark; dark; shady; noir
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
frantic dash; rushing at full speed
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
treatment (medical, cosmetic, massage, etc.); carrying out (therapy, hypnosis, etc.); practicing; surgical operation; procedure
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge