fortune; property; life circumstances; finances; one's worth; one's merit
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown
intelligence agency; secret service
to give and take; to make mutual concessions; to compromise
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
heavy-hearted; depressed; dispirited; (feeling) down; feeling reluctant (to do)
(formal) shirt; dress shirt; shirt (as part of a school uniform); shirt with non-detachable cuffs and collar
tailoring; sewing; (special) preparation; teaching; training
high salary earner; high income earner; well-paid employee; highly-paid; in the top salary bracket
in (of a ball; in tennis, etc.); inside the line; in; inside; enter here; enter; back nine
ongoing; in progress; afoot
(stroke of) luck; (unexpected) good fortune; godsend; windfall
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
power balance; balance of power
immune strength; immunity
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
raw materials; ingredients
company director; board member
(company) director; executive; top management; important post; role with heavy responsibilities
secret investigation; private enquiry; private inquiry; reconnaissance; scouting
in any case; whatever the case may be
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
transfer (trains, buses, etc.); change; switch (to another ideology, party, system, method, etc.); change; switching (stock); chromosomal crossover
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
diligent; hardworking; healthy; well; faithful; honest
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband