telecommunications; correspondence
of no interest; not interested
to begin to read; to leaf through a book
racing form; racing (news)paper
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
many people; a large number of people
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
to sit silently at a meeting
worst; poor and boring; uncool
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
money-making; earning money
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
race (of people); type of person
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
more than one can possibly use; countless (e.g. examples); (money) to burn; rolling in (cash)
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)