to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
old hag; old woman; old bat
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
master; teacher; stable master
thoughtless; reckless; ordinary; usual; excessive; indiscriminate
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
finance; financing; credit transacting; monetary; financial; credit
expensive money; dear money; high interest
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
promotion; raising of status
threat; menace; coercion; blackmail
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
(some) more; even more; longer; further
deep-seated; deep-rooted; ingrained
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
universal agreement; broad consensus
nuisance to other people; inconvenience to others
so; therefore; and; (and) then
no, not like that (but like this)
family; clan; sect; school; group of related sumo stables
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
causing a stir; causing a commotion; making a fuss; troublemaker; person who causes a stir
very hungry; starving; bowing repeatedly; kowtowing; denting; buckling
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
use; utilization; utilisation; application
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism