according to plan; as planned; on target
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to employ; to hire; to charter
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
tendency; trend; inclination
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to become possible; to become able to (do)
to get change back; to be more than enough
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
specialization; specialisation
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
firm promise; definite promise
meaning; significance; sense
almost; roughly; approximately
legislative bill; measure; agenda item
wonderful; splendid; magnificent