pie in the sky; castles in the air; (lit.) drawing of a rice cake
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
should; must; -able; probably; likely
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue
sudden change; sudden turn
to turn the rudder of a ship; to change direction (of policy, etc.)
preliminary step; first step
to mark the end; to spell the end
(principle of) letting sleeping dogs lie; peace-at-any-price; don't rock the boat
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized
minimum; at the very least
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
concreteness; feasibility
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
(lucky) find; bargain; good buy; treasure trove
article; thing; object; property; real estate
attractive male voice; sexy male voice
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
distribution (of information, etc.); broadcast; delivery; transmission; streaming
registrant; subscriber; enrollee
100,000; hundred thousand
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording