invitation; introduction; temptation
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
(police) detective; criminal matter
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
to recall; to remember; to recollect
feeling in one's bones; foreboding; premonition; presentiment; gut feeling; gut instinct
articles; supplies (e.g. office supplies); things (for); utensils; goods; equipment
business; trade; operations; sales
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
fate; chance; relationship; tie
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
(formal) meeting with a view to marriage; interview with a prospective spouse
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
managing director; executive director; routine business; regular business
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
goldfish (Carassius auratus)
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red