reservation; putting on hold; deferment
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
(plump and) happy-looking
(talk of a) moneymaking scheme; moneymaking idea; get-rich-quick proposal
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
avarice; greed; covetousness; raga (desire)
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
the way one works; one's working manner
modesty; humility; being humble
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
settlement of accounts; closing accounts; financial results; reporting (of accounts)
dimness; obscurity; indistinctness; unclear; unintelligible
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to praise (to the skies); to sing the praises (of); to extol
disclosure; exposure; revelation