contract (for work); contracting; undertaking
done; just done; just finished
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
to spread one's roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.)
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
ability; capability; skill
business ability; business acumen
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
price; cost; value; worth; value
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to atone for; to expiate; to redeem; to make up for; to compensate for
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
of established reputation; fully established; (universally) recognized; acknowledged; leading
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something