easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
vein (of ore); reef; streak; lode
rude person; villain; blackguard; scoundrel; rogue; libertine
stand-in; proxy; substitute; second serving of noodles (to add to one's remaining ramen broth)
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
without a moment's delay; at once; immediately; instantly; promptly; without hesitation
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
fabrication; lie; fiction
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
patterns of thinking; train of thought
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
complacency about peace; naive belief in continued peace; ignorance of global conflict
set phrase; stock phrase; conventional expression; usual wording; cliché; clichéd line
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
applicant for a job; job seeker; job-hunter
enterprise; business; company; corporation
interviewer (for job, school, etc. interviews)
an infinite variety of; multifarious; being extremely varied and wide-ranging
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
to shave off (esp. concrete); to take a percentage; to take a cut
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
being startled; getting a shock
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
wide sense (e.g. of a word); broad sense
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
number of times; frequency; count
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on