burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
returned goods; returning purchased goods
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to accept; to receive; to agree
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
business owner; entrepreneur
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
beforehand; in advance; previously
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
explanation; interpretation
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
ingenuity; resourcefulness
war; battle; match; game; competition
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
reading too much into (what ... says)