profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
thorough investigation; close inquiry; pursuit (e.g. of the truth)
reward; honorarium; remuneration
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
appointment; meeting (e.g. with a customer)
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
being quick-eared; having sharp ears; being first to know about something
oblong; landscape orientation
to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
rare; exceptional; extraordinary; unique; incomparable; unparalleled
armed might; military power; the sword; force
to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce
upper floor (of a high-rise building)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
regulars; regular soldiers
to warm up to; to get interested in; to get excited by
goodwill ambassador; friendship ambassador
internal conflict; family quarrel; domestic trouble
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; being in close proximity; being adjacent
empty (e.g. argument); insubstantial; hollow; fruitless
collection (of art, stamps, etc.); collecting; collection (i.e. a range of new clothes); fashion show
to make up the number; to have a complete set of
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
regular customer; general audience; general public
having little left; having few remaining; running short; running low; scant
brand; make; description; trading name (on a stock exchange); issue; security
other side; opposite side; other party
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
to have a lot of influence (in); to have clout (with); to be influential; to have contacts (in)
direct appeal; direct petition