taking in; bringing in; capturing (e.g. customers); attracting; confusion; bustle
to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped
one step higher; one better; cut above; one up
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
buzzing (e.g. of insects); chirring; whirring (e.g. of a reel); humming (of electronics); hissing
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
choice; selection; option
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
just because; even if; even though
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
farming out (all of a project) to subcontractors; hundred-percent outsourcing; leaving (a responsibility) entirely to someone else; offloading (a problem, work, etc.); wholesale delegation
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
before it happens; beforehand
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
to settle (in a place); to settle down
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
(archeological) remains; ruins; relics
metal plate; metallic plate
temple; shrine; sanctuary
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
inquiry commission; enquiry commission; research group
you (plural); all of you; you all