blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
feeling sick (suddenly); feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry (suddenly); being offended; being disgusted
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to break into a smile; to smile broadly; to beam
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
elbowing (someone); rejection; rebuff
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
company name; name of a company
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
attention; giving one's attention; focusing
trait; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy
accessible; approachable; easy to approach
yield; crop; production; volume; piecework
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
reference (e.g. to a dictionary, passage, footnotes); consultation; comparison; browsing (to a file or folder)
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
notice; attention; observation
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
pushing and shoving; jostling; hustling
credit transaction; dealings on credit; margin transaction; margin trading
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
balance; difference (in price, cost); margin
depreciation; decline; fall; slump
double; twice (as much); twofold
lever; agent (causing something to happen); instrument; assistant; helper
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
unlimited; unrestricted; limitless
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
personal funds; one's own money; self-funding
application (of a rule, law, method, etc.)