proposal; proposition; suggestion
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
transactions; dealings; business
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
(period of) a year; during an era
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
advanced level; high grade; senior
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
amount of money; sum of money
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
if it is the case that ...
purchase; buying; buying used articles as a company; trade-in; purchase on a no-return policy; lump-sum payment
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
had better ...; had better not ...
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry