to state; to express; to mention
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
difficult to ...; hard to ...
company president; manager; director
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
joint surety; surety jointly and severally liable; co-maker; co-endorser; co-signer
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
continuation; succession; series
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to take a breath; to take a short rest
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to exchange (things); to convert (currency); to be in contrast (to); to contrast (with)
conditionally; with conditions attached
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
gender; distinction of sex; sex