tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
human resources training; development of human resources; personnel training
refining; purification; careful manufacture
personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost; indirect labour costs; indirect labor costs
raw materials; ingredient
more than one can possibly use; countless (e.g. examples); (money) to burn; rolling in (cash)
to impose a gag order; to hush up; to order someone not to mention something
to count on the abacus; to calculate cost-benefit; to calculate profitability; to be guided by self-interest
stone; bijou; trinket; stone (unit of weight: 14lb); curling stone; curling rock
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install
with a bang (of a gun); with a boom (of artillery); with a thud; with a thump
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
durability; persistence; stamina; endurance; staying power
accomplice; conspirator; cohort
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to be playful; to gambol; to flirt with; (arch.) to have elegance; (arch.) to have refinement
virginity (of a male); (male) virgin; (Catholic) nun; sister
murder; killing; murderer
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
to put one's heart and soul (into); to completely devote oneself (to)
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
source (e.g. of a river); headwaters; origin of something continuous (language, culture, etc.)
spirit; heart; disposition
boxer (fighter); boxer (dog breed)
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
as hoped for; as expected
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
discord; trouble; dissension; disagreement; friction; conflict
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
feeling of alienation; sense of being excluded; feeling of estrangement
if you can't beat them; join them; you can't fight city hall; if your adversaries are stronger than you, it is better to join their side than to fight them
circulation (of a newspaper, magazine, etc.); number of copies sold
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
course correction; trajectory change; orbital adjustment
street-level store; shop facing the street
suffering; distress; hardship; trial