penalty for contract breach; forfeit
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
alchemy; way of making money; moneymaker; money-spinner
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
1,000,000; one million; million; many
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
to grimace; to make a wry face; to contort one's face
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
and yet; though; when; in spite of
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to break; to break down; to be crazy; to be nuts; to be infatuated (with); to be crazy (about)
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
nothing but; except; no more than
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
discord; trouble; dissension; disagreement; friction; conflict
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)