tone of voice (e.g. in a sweet tone); timbre
nothing but; none other than
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
(written) contract; agreement
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
fee contingent upon success; contingency fee; completion bonus
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means; very hard to manage
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
temporary employee placement
transactions; dealings; business
public entertainment; performing arts; accomplishments; attainments
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
show; performance; act; entertainment industry; show business
compensation; amends; redeeming feature
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
order; command; life; destiny; fate
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without
item; must-have; must-have item; (inventory) item; pick-up
hidden village (esp. hidden retreat for nobles or refuge for soldiers of a defeated army); isolated village; legendary land (deep in mountains or underground); Shangri-La
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
graduate; alumnus; alumna
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
over-demanding parent; parent who makes selfish and unreasonable demands on behalf of their child
established by a ward; ward; municipal
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
to be erected; to be built
along the way; along the road
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
both (people); the two of them
leaving school (at the end of the day); getting out of school; coming home from school