steady; honest; sober; straightforward; reliable
continuation; succession; series; continuous
to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
adding (an extra amount); increasing; tacking on (a charge)
even (e.g. even a child); as long as (it is, you are, etc.); (if) only; just
mass communication; mass media
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
swallowing; understanding; comprehension; apprehension
to annoy; to cause trouble
cunning and wickedness; cunning and wicked person
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
killing two birds with one stone
with a slap; smack; wham; sound of striking with something solid; zap; crack
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
still (continuing); as ever; further
contrary to one's expectations
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
futures; credit (buying); stretching; total (preceding counter, unit, etc.); aggregate
how many people; a number of people
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
creeping (of an insect, etc.); crawling; restlessly; fidgeting; hesitantly; slowly
to put into the mouth; to eat
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
affectation; pretension; posturing; posing as; behaving as; acting like
to tie (to); to fasten; to attach; to connect (one thing with another); to link; to bring together
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
how can (one) do something
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; witty remark; light joke; amusing talk