scuttling (to escape in a panic, in shame, etc.); scurrying; scrambling
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
the very best; excellent; superb
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
what proportion; what percentage
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
talking in one's sleep; somniloquy; nonsense; gibberish
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
dirt under one's fingernails; shred (of decency, etc.); scrap; bit
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
established practice; custom
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
man-god; person enshrined as a god
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
representation; agency; proxy; proxy; agent; representative
business trip; official trip
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
important ceremonial occasions in family relationships
something something; something or other
symbol used in place of a censored word (e.g. blank, circle, X, asterisk); turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
worldview; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung; setting (for a fictional work); world; universe
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
currently popular; in fashion; trendy