lifeline; safety rope; safety tether
footwork; mobility; flexibility; adaptability
8000; eight thousand; many
amount of money; sum of money
making (a new suit, dress, etc.); having (something) made; buying new; new tune; new melody; new composition
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
new and old; incoming and outgoing
old-timer; veteran; senior; old stump; old roots
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
tedious; lengthy; overlong; long-winded
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
planning; planning ability; deliberateness
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury
trend of the times; way things are going
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
at the height of one's power or influence; at the peak of one's popularity
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
good at business; having a good head for business; good businessman; shrewd salesman
how much; how many; however
monthly installment (instalment); monthly payment
cash payment; paying in cash
adhesion; glueing; gluing; bonding; binding; adhering
wound; injury; accident; assault; inflicting bodily injury
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
house; dwelling; human habitation
to blow up (i.e. wind); to blow upwards; to spout into the air
hinge; joint (esp. an anatomical joint)
back seat (of a car); rear seat
running as fast as one can
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape