study; diligence; discount; reduction
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
never ceasing; never ending; endless
charming; fascinating; attractive
positive (result); positive (attitude); cheerful; optimistic
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to use somebody's (argument, attack) against them
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
poisonous substance; toxic substance; poison
guest of honor; guest of honour; good customer; important customer
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to spread; to be propagated
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
rushing to one's doom; (like a) moth flying into the flame
reaching a peak; reaching the limit; plateauing; maxing out
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
large amount of money; great cost
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
torture to death; torment to death
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
(car) dealer; (card) dealer; (foreign exchange) dealer
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on