cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now
maneuvering ground; manoeuvering ground
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
perm (hairstyle); permanent wave
round frame glasses; round-lensed eyeglasses
dark elf (fictional race)
true to one's name; living up to one's name
(company) director; executive; top management; important post; role with heavy responsibilities
dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview
holder (of a record, title, permit, etc.)
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
grip (of hand); grip strength
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
no good; not allowed; not acceptable; outtake; blooper; retake
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
strength; power; proficiency; ability
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
front; frontage; facade; main
extensive; vast range; wide scope
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
battle formation; military formation
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
painting of a scene in Hell; a picture of Hell
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
completely; thoroughly; horribly; without exception; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
virtualization; virtualisation