to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (of a voice or sound)
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colored; honey-coloured
stealthily; secretly; in secret
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
last place; lowest position; lowest rank; least significant (bit); lowest order
possible; conceivable; likely; probable
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
cost price; purchase price; cost; production cost; manufacturing cost; prime cost
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
to be stingy (with); to skimp (on)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
seller; selling side; method of selling; art of selling
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
simply; merely; only; solely
curry and rice; rice and curry; curry rice
to sell well; to sell out; to be worldly and understanding; to be sensible; to be sorted out; to be put in order
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
headquarters; head office; main office
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb; produced at an unorthodox location
feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
to keep (a person) waiting
influence; clout; leverage