merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
for your information; I'm telling you
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
to jump upon (a moving object)
(talk of a) moneymaking scheme; moneymaking idea; get-rich-quick proposal
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
jump; plunge; dive; appearing without an appointment; bursting in; arriving unannounced
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
entering service (on a route; of a plane or ship); going into commission; being in service
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
having a meal (before doing something); fortifying oneself with a meal
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
eating only a little; having a small appetite
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
to understand (each other); to comprehend