point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
business; trade; operations; sales
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
to cease; to stop; to be over
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to be born; to come into the world
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
separate case; another matter
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
concreteness; feasibility
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
amplitude; degree of vibration; range of vibration; degree of instability
Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them