stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
same trade; same business; same profession
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
to take a commission; to take a cut; to take a piece of the action; to take a kickback
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
vice; immorality; corruption
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something; at the same time as speaking; as one speaks
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
Garuda (man-bird deity and 'vahana' of Hindu-Buddhist myth); Garua
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
poor (quality, conditions, etc.); bad; inferior; poor-quality
whim; caprice; vagary; eccentricity
to weigh on one's mind; to worry one; to be concerned about
as one pleases; self-indulgently; freely; without restraint; at will
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
living by oneself; living alone
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
kind-hearted; compassionate; charitable
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
support; backing; aid; assistance
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
saucer; person (group, institution, etc.) to take over a position or matter; receptacle (e.g. of funds); receiver