to be shrewd; to be sharp; to keep your wits about you; (lit.) to pluck out the eye of a live horse
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
tradition; legend; folklore
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to beat a hasty retreat; to turn tail and run away; to take to one's heels
confirmed as completed; everything must go (e.g. in a sale)
to hide; to conceal oneself
downtown high-rise area; street of office buildings; area of medium to tall business buildings
flight; desertion; escape
course; route; path; process; means
memory; memory; recollection; remembrance
busy (phone); in talks; discussion underway
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
to telephone; to make a phone call
absentmindedness; peace of mind
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
important person; strategic person; key figure
man; male; masculine gender
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
recommendation; referral; endorsement
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
favourable terms; favorable terms; favourable conditions; favorable conditions; place in the sun
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence