honour; honor; glory; privilege
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
day and night; around the clock; always; constantly
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
familiar (spirit or otherwise magical creature which aids a magician or sorcerer); familiar spirit
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
I see; that's right; indeed
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
difficult to ...; hard to ...
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
very rich person; the super rich
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
all; entire; whole; altogether
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price