in search of; in order to look for
married woman; another's wife
sharp (eyes, ears, etc.); keen; acute; sharp-witted; shrewd; clever
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
(only) one option; one possible choice
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
no, not like that (but like this)
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
utmost limits; extremity; limit
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
index; indices; indicator
without a doubt; completely; something out of the question; something outrageous; being utterly inferior; being helpless
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
second; number two; runner-up
rival candidate; rival; opponent; rival horse
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
making different (comic) faces, esp. using small props
faint hopes; dim prospects; little hope; unlikely (to be successful)
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
loved one; lover; sweetheart
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
fabrication; made-up story; sham; hoax; put-up job; frame-up
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
silk canvas; artwork on silk
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
relativity; relative; facing (e.g. a problem); confronting
promotion (school, military, etc.)
inheritance; succession; share-alike; inheritance
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
stationing (e.g. of troops); garrison
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)