amount of money; sum of money
to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
mechanism used to lift an actor onto the stage (in kabuki)
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
already; now; no longer; not any more
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
to watch over; to watch attentively
tender winner; successful bidder; contract awardee
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
decision; settlement; definition
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
sounding; probing; probe; stylet; spy
price; cost; value; worth; value
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
general idea; concept; notion
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
competent; suitable; qualified
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
if you do this; if this is the case
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
presumption; assumption; estimation
two (long cylindrical things)
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
moment to quit; way to quit