to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
dad; daddy; papa; sugar daddy
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
general (civil engineering and construction) contractor
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
nothing but; except; no more than
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
what kind of; what sort of; what
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
ratio; proportion; percentage
percent; per cent; percentage
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
beginning; outset; first; onset
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly