(not) ever; (not) at all; (not) on any account; deepest bottom of the earth
abstinence from alcohol; temperance; prohibition of drinking
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
(being in) the black; surplus; black letter
infotainment television program; information program; program of announcements
earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
spacious; roomy; broad; wide; extensive
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
subcontract; subcontractor (person or company)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
true state; actual condition; reality
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
individual; private person; personal; private
to keep away; to keep at a distance
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
answering machine; answerphone
accurate; correct; precise; exact
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
useless; vain; aimless; idle
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion