to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
what percentage; what ratio; what rate; what proportion
advance payment; money paid in advance
negotiations; discussions; connection
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
target group; target persons
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
to speak frankly; to speak unreservedly; to open up to each other; to talk candidly; to speak by laying everything on the table; to talk straight from the gut
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
how long; how much; to what extent
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
in succession; one by one
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to become clear; to be made public
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to be crowded (with); to be packed; to be piled up (of work); to be busy (with)
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to make merry; to be festive