profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
carnivore; carnivorous animal
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
potentiality; dormancy; latency
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
failure; mistake; blunder
firmly; solidly; heartily
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
dinner party; ceremonial dinner; dinner meeting (or lunch, breakfast)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
rather; better; instead; if anything
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
although I say; although one might say; although called
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago