to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
to say no more; to sink into silence
whispering; murmuring; subdued
to catch one's attention; to catch one's ear; to be annoying to one's ear
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
high-pressure salesmanship; the hard sell; aggressive peddling
payment of debts; repayment
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
one's share; one's portion
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to some extent; to a certain extent
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
(one) could even say that
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
assessment (of value, damages, etc.); revision (of a budget)
compensating; making up for; supplementation
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
(in) his way; peculiar to him
gymnastics; physical exercises; artistic gymnastics; gymnastics competition; physical education (class); PE
joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
switching off (e.g. electricity); turning off (e.g. water); off-season; offset; off-road; off-line; off (the price)
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
insistence; (major) emphasis; stress
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
today and tomorrow; today or tomorrow; in a day or two; very soon
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
spot cash; cash payment; immediate payment (in cash); cash down
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
a bit better than; not much more than; not much different from
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour