most likely contender; prime candidate; top prospect; leading candidate
to talk of one's dreams (esp. unrealistic, far-fetched ones); to dream out loud
illegal digging; illegal mining; grave robbing; tomb robbing
one-way (trip); one-way ticket
air route; air lane; by air; by plane
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
excessive; unmerited; generous; past participle
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
to go underground; to go into hiding
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
talk; story; conversation
to work; to labor; to labour; to put to work; to make (someone) work
specialist shop; shop specializing in a few types of product
tenant (usu. office block, shopping center, etc.)
lightly; gently; (breaking apart) easily
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
manufactured goods; finished goods; product
famous (commercial) establishment; well-known store (shop, restaurant)
business world; business circles; (the) industry
to be associated (with); to be connected (with)
alarm (fire, burglar, railroad-crossing, etc.); sensor
generation of heat; (attack of) fever; pyrexia
cooking stove; burner (gas, electric, etc.); range; cooktop; hob
construction; framework; erection; assembly; organization; organisation
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
water filter; water purification system
urine; small amount of water
filtration; filtering; percolation
clean water; purified water
source of river; fountainhead
low-priced; cheap; inexpensive; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; cheap (e.g. government)
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
settlement (financial); squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
back (side); reverse; other side; inside; background; dark side (e.g. of society)
total amount (of money); total sum; final sum