unapproachable; inaccessible; difficult to access
having high information content; informative
to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
sales; selling; marketing
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter
combination; assortment (of goods); assorted basket or box (e.g. of chocolates)
sending (esp. email attachments); forwarding; remitting
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
superiority complex; sense of superiority
(being) over capacity; overloading; overbooking
wealthy person; millionaire
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to have an eye on; to zero in on
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
playing with fire; doing something dangerous; (fig.) playing with fire; playing around (with someone); flirting
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
stimulant (e.g. psychoactive drugs like methamphetamine, ritalin, etc.)
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
action; operation; effect; function
simply put; putting it simply; in short
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
dependence (on alcohol, drugs, etc.)
beach; water's edge; coastline; national border; before entering the country
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
going through; going via; going by way of
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
evading blame for a transgression by pinning it on a subordinate and abandoning them; (lit.) a skink lizard's shedding of its tail
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
bribe; sweetener; douceur
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house