business world; business circles; (the) industry
reward; prize; treat; delight; small joy
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
perfect; complete; flawless
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to hand (over); to deliver in person
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
casually; nonchalantly; easily; without difficulty; as if nothing had happened
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
I see; that's right; indeed
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
number one; first; best; most; game; round
very interesting; of great interest
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
most ominous; most sinister; most atrocious; most evil
manifestation (in the physical world); materialization; incarnation; this world; the physical world; the present world
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
sound of pistol fire; sound of exploding gunpowder; exchange of (pistol) fire; shootout; conflict
scar (e.g. from operation, injection); trace; mark (e.g. skid marks)
you could say that; that might be so
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
great joy; delight; jubilation
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal