final; eventual; ultimate
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
to create a debt in one's favor (e.g. by doing someone a favor); to create an obligation in one's favor
transactions; dealings; business
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
difficult to ...; hard to ...
separate; special; another; separately
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
distinctive; characteristic
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
to hand (over); to deliver in person
interception (email); wiretap; bug
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
information; experience; knowledge; observation
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
to move around; to move about; to get around
standing at attention; standing stiffly upright
on the occasion of; at the time of; when; during
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
pan; pot; saucepan; stew; hot pot
to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
to leave word; to leave a message
cookware; cooking utensil
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning