business; trade; operations; sales
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
hard to deal with; hard to handle; difficult; trying; intractable; incorrigible
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
nature of one's business; business instinct
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
serious; earnest; honest; real; legit
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
to turn over (in one's sleep); to toss and turn (in bed); to change sides; to double-cross; to betray
appetizer or snack served with drinks; performance to liven up a bar; conversation to liven up a party
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
survival; survivor; relic
to fail to die (e.g. after suicide attempt or accident); to survive; to outlive
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
the same kind; accomplice; partner
to have meaning; to be meaningful
whether you like it or not; no matter what one may do; in any event; at all events; (lit.) whether you laugh or cry
this world; this life; world of the living
to accept; to receive; to agree
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
just a minute; small quantity
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
number one; first; best; most; game; round