to serve as a reference; to provide useful information; to be helpful; to be informative; to be instructive
expert; professional; master; woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes
income; earnings; revenue; proceeds; takings; receipts
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
curiosity; inquisitiveness
to put into the mouth; to eat
waking or sleeping; constantly; at all times; twenty-four hours a day
from now; from this moment; henceforth
to be entwined; to be involved
first move (in shogi, go, etc.); beginning; start
to go astray; to become corrupt; to go bad
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
rule violation; rule infraction; infringement of the rules
out (of a ball; in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
approach (to a problem, issue, etc.); approach (of a long jump, aircraft's flight, etc.); inrun (of a ski jump); approach (to a building, mountain, etc.); approach shot
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
maintaining the status quo
only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
something-something (e.g. platitudes, waffling); yada yada; so-and-so