good at business; having a good head for business; good businessman; shrewd salesman
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
setting a bad example to others
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened
nonchalant air; unruffled air
news; word; tidings; omen
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
large number (of); many; majority
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
person concerned; person qualified; person in question; party; litigant (legal)
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
dust; trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit; hustle and bustle (of life)
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
to place in a row; to line up; to list; to enumerate; to talk a lot of nonsense; to tell a lot of lies
scrap; piece; fag end; unimportant (person); petty (official); barely (in a role)
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
classification; categorization; sorting
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
round-robin tournament; round-robin competition