dubious; puzzled; suspicious
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
personal (employee); employed; retained
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
something; some kind of; for some reason
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
local procurement; local content; sourcing locally
payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
big man; large man; tall man; giant
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
large amount of money; great cost
paltry sum of money; small change; odd money; pittance; chicken feed
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
to fold up; to fold into layers
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
good humour (humor); good mood
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
in respect of; in regards to; as for