honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
prior investment; upfront investment
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
security; guarantee; collateral (e.g. mortgage)
poor person; pauper; the poor; the indigent
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
information leak; data breach
to want something desperately; to want something (so badly one can taste it)
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
cost of raw materials; raw material cost
sales; selling; marketing
(handling) fee; charge (e.g. for a cancellation); commission; brokerage
one's share; one's portion
extra (charge, fare, etc.); premium; bonus; (after a number) tenths increase
hard-to-overcome obstacle; high hurdle; (lit.) thick wall
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
to be on track; to be going to plan; to enter orbit
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
with a momentary flash of light
shallow thinking; superficial view; insufficient consideration
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
but; however; provided that
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...