very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
helping each other; supporting each other; mutual cooperation; give and take; reciprocity; interdependence
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
manager; controller; chief treasurer; boss (of a gambling den)
business world; business circles; (the) industry
destruction (esp. of evidence); spoliation; suppression; hiding; concealment
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
once you've committed a crime, commit to it; in for a penny, in for a pound; (lit.) if you've eaten poison, (lick) the plate
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
to break (a promise); to ignore (a call, text message, etc.)
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
incomplete; unfinished; imperfect
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
depending on the answer; hinging on the reply
disapproval; disagreement; no; the noes; not ...; dis-
to start sliding; to begin to slide; to begin to slip; to make a start; to start (off); to get under way
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
to escape; to make one's getaway; to manage to get away
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
low rank; lower position; subordinate position; lower order (e.g. byte)
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
restlessly; in continuous motion
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
disposal; scrapping; replacement; putting on the shelf; shelving
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to enjoy the beauty of; to appreciate; to admire
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)