profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
working without pay; free service; work for nothing
reward; honorarium; remuneration
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
by means of; due to; because of; according to
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
how; in what way; how about; questionable
in that manner; like that
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
severe; strict; tough; hard
to have a talk; to tell a story
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
advance payment; money paid in advance
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
in comparison to; rather than
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to miss (one's chance to ...)
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer