management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue
to gain; to earn (for oneself); to win
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
to take (be in) charge of
literally; to the letter; literal
central pillar (of a building); mainstay (e.g. of an economy); backbone (e.g. of a family); provider
to follow; to come after; to come next (to); to rank next (to); to rank second (to)
vigorously (ripping, tearing, scratching, etc.); roughly; (eating) with a crunch; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
high blood pressure; hypertension
hyperlipidemia; hyperlipidaemia; hyperlipemia
lifestyle disease; lifestyle-related disease
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
shutout; shutting out; locking out; shutout; allowing no runs (goals, etc.)
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
cannot help (feeling); unbearably; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
confidentially; privately; off the record
stealthily; secretly; in secret
leak (of information); leakage (of electricity)
trickery; wiles; finesse; Machiavellism
whirlpool; maelstrom; vortex; spiral (shape, pattern)
the nail that sticks out gets hammered down; people that stick out too much get punished; tall trees catch much wind; people that excel at something become disliked
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
favourite child; favourite student; apple of one's eye
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
having a loose tongue; being talkative; speaking without thinking; being unable to keep a secret
person who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily