to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
taking leave (of a visited place); leaving; going home; leaving one's employment; quitting one's job; being dismissed
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
one's own ground; one's own position; one's own area of the field (soccer, rugby, etc.)
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
prompt; immediate; in real time
making rapid progress; making great advances; rush; dash; onslaught
discontinuation (of business); closing down; giving up (one's practice); retiring
sight; attraction; spectacle; something worth seeing
collapse; ruin; destruction; break (on a printed line, letter, etc.)
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
kind; sort; species; species
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
black humor (humour); dark humor; gallows humor
vividly; clearly; distinctly; acutely
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
from ancient times; from old times; from time immemorial
to be blessed with children
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
son-in-law taken (adopted) into family
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
alright to do; can do; do not mind doing; gladly do; might as well do
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
word ending; way of ending one's words; slip of the tongue; verbal mistake
admonition; remonstrance; expostulation
deep-rooted delusion; firm conviction (based on incorrect beliefs)
double suicide; lovers' suicide; group suicide; family suicide; dedication to the point of self-sacrifice
to pry (open); to prise; to wrench