so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
account book; register; ledger
running (an article); carrying; printing; registration; record; listing
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
gem; jewel; precious stone
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
to come uninvited; to crash (a party); to butt in
running off in the night (to leave one's old life behind, e.g. to get away from debt); moonlight flit; skipping town overnight; upping and leaving under the cover of darkness; midnight vanishing act
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe; increasing
to keep to oneself; to keep secret
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
brake; drag; skid; brake (on inflation, spending, etc.); check; restraint
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
address (of a home, business, etc.); residence; domicile
dependents; family members that one has to support; encumbrances; things that tie one down
family structure; family composition; family makeup
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker