important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
faint; fainting; losing consciousness
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
insight; power of observation
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
personal (employee); employed; retained
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
distant look; faraway look
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to push into; to stuff into; to be enthusiastic (about); to be crazy (about); to get excited; to be stirred up
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to drop by; to stop by; to drop in; to approach; to draw near; to come close (to)
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
large sum (of money); large amount; large denomination (banknote, etc.)
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
messy; shabby; scruffy; dirty; squalid; sordid
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
to employ; to hire; to engage
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress