by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
damn it; damn; beast; animal; person reborn into the animal realm; brute
dull; dreary; dissatisfying; disappointing; unattractive; unappealing
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
regret; repentance; remorse
principal occupation; core business
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
to boast; to brag; to talk big
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
technique; art; skill; move
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
daily income in cash; money paid by daily installments; money paid by daily instalments
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
to be unusual (of a person or thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be eccentric; to be different
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
firmly rooted; deep-seated
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
the West; the Occident; Western countries
tendency; trend; inclination