depending on the (one's) situation (circumstances); at one's pleasure
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
fee contingent upon success; contingency fee; completion bonus
extra (charge, fare, etc.); premium; bonus; (after a number) tenths increase
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
at the last moment; this late in the game
cool summer; cold summer; cooler-than-normal summer
summertime; summer season
to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
nothing ventured, nothing gained; (lit.) you will not get the tiger cub without entering the tiger's den
idiom derived from historical events or classical literature of China
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
granted that; even if; even though
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to sell out; to sell widely; to sell on a large scale
desire to act only in one's self-interest; selfish desires
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
income; receipts; revenue
taste; palate; sense of taste
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky