to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
to gain fame; to make one's name
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
talk; recital; narration; topic
reopening; resumption; restarting
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to repeat; to do something over again
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
how long; how far; how much
to be profitable; to yield a profit
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
double; twice (as much); twofold
chances of winning (a bet); odds
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to do together; to share; to participate in
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends