to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to harden one's heart; to steel oneself
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
president (of a society); chairman
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
friendship; (on) familiar terms; intimacy; kindness; goodwill
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
starting work (on); setting to work (on); commencing (a crime); playing (a move)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
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)
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
greedy; grasping; tightfisted; predatory (e.g. business); calculating; avaricious
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
business discussion; negotiation
greedy; avaricious; covetous; raga (desire)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
influential; powerful; popular; prosperous; doing well