busy; hurried; confused; flurried
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
had better ...; had better not ...
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
softly; mildly; gently; politely
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
temporary employee placement
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
name recognition; established reputation
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again