good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
business world; business circles; (the) industry
to live through; to survive
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
contract; compact; agreement
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
gem; jewel; precious stone
gold nugget; gold bullion; gold bar; gold ingot
price; cost; charge; price (of achieving something); cost; sacrifice
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
set (of things); combo; setting up; preparing; setting (hair); set (in tennis, volleyball, etc.); set (in a play, film, etc.)
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
name; given name; first name
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
regular customer; valued client
to ask; to enquire; to query
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay