one skilled at obtaining publicity
cleaner; janitor; (arch.) night soil gatherer
duty; obligation; responsibility
to help each other; to cooperate
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
loud (criticism, protest, etc.); noisy; clamorous; boisterous; uproarious; fierce
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
blinding someone's eyes (to make an escape); smoke screen; distraction; magic (trick); sleight of hand
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
with a thump; (hanging) straight down
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
low-priced; cheap; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; link back to discussion group, bulletin board, etc. posting
one (thing); one piece; one item
expressive power; inventiveness; creative power
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
self-abasement; self-depreciation; humility
racing (of an engine); idling; spinning (without grabbing; of wheels); going round in circles (of an argument, discussion, etc.); going nowhere; being fruitless
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout
to fold in; to tuck in; to insert (e.g. a flyer in a newspaper); (fig.) to factor in (news, risk, outcome, etc.)
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
bad condition; poor condition; disorder; failure; rupture; breakdown (e.g. of negotiations)
perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor; assailant; offender; at-fault party (e.g. in an accident)
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
to discuss; to talk together
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment