profit-and-loss arithmetic; calculating profit and loss; mercenary point of view
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
metallic sound; metallic clank
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
to jar; to creak; to grate
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to peel; to skin; to pare
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
please (give me); please (do for me)
to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge
unimpressive; unimpressed
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
scenery; scene; landscape
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
untidy (room, pile, etc.); messy; cluttered; disorderly; jumbled (e.g. thoughts); chaotic (lifestyle, atmosphere, etc.)
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba