Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
chugging (a glassful of) a drink in one go
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
home page (of a website or browser); homepage; web page; website
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
story; tale; talk; discussion
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
financial statement; statement of accounts
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
cost of goods sold; cost of sales; sales cost
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
stock; inventory; having in stock; being in stock
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
buying (of stock, materials, etc.); purchasing; stocking; laying in; procurement
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
dilution; watering down; inflation (of budget, claim, etc.); padding
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
managing (to raise funds, find time, etc.); contriving; scraping together (money); working out (a plan, solution, etc.); thinking out; devising
fraudulent accounting; window-dressing settlement of accounts; creative accounting
one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view