tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
means; way; method; measure
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
sympathy; compassion; pity
to lift (a person) in one's arms; to help (a person) sit up
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
now that you say that; now that you mention it
at least; at most; (even) just
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; effect; use; benefit
large, broad-shouldered physique (esp. that of a middle-aged man); big build
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
timidity; nervousness; being easily intimidated
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
businessperson; businessman; businesswoman; entrepreneur; captain of industry
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
this very day; today is the day (that ...); today for sure
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
to throw; to toss; to fling; to abandon (one's work); to give up; to lay aside
system; institution; organization; organisation
tedious; boring; being fed up with
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience