to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
double; twice (as much); twofold
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
poison fang; sinister ways; crooked means; clutches
to creep up to; to approach stealthily; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
trudging (along); plodding; slowly and with heavy steps
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Scaphium affine)
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
advance payment; money paid in advance
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
(having) two choices; choice between two things
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
choices; alternatives; options
bitter tears; (lit.) tears of blood
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
proposal; proposition; suggestion
-less; lacking; non-existing
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
schedule; program; calendar
discord; (on) bad terms (with)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)