advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
in the end; after all is said and done; (lit.) when the striped mullet is fully grown
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to do (a person) good; to bring profit
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
the real criminal; true culprit
innocence; being not guilty
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
continuously; unbroken; at great length; in minute detail
to state; to express; to mention
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
essence and fringe; beginning and ending; root and branch; means and end
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to take over; to hand over
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
-less; lacking; non-existing
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine