management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
blood pledge; oath signed in blood
credibility; authenticity; confidence; reliability
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
departure from a country; leaving a country
smuggling oneself into a country; illegal immigration
freighter (vessel); cargo ship
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
unexpectedly; surprisingly
difficult voyage; stormy passage; hard flight; rough going; running into trouble; proceeding with difficulty
Richard; Richards; Richart; Ritchard
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
tacit approval; tacit permission; connivance; acquiescence; toleration; overlooking
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
pretending not to see (something); turning a blind eye (to); closing one's eyes (to); looking the other way
drug deal; drug dealing; drug trafficking; drug trade
human trafficking; slave trade
mercilessly; relentlessly; unsparingly
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
steady; sound; stable; safe (e.g. business); reliable; trustworthy
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
young person; youth; young
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
head; chief; boss; leader
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
allegiance; obedience; submission
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
last week; the week before
good offices; kind offices; services; mediation; intercession; conciliation
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
chord name; chord symbol; code name
is something that; is that which
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
confidence; trust; faith; credit
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will