business world; business circles; (the) industry
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
distinction; discrimination
misrecognition; mistaking (x for y)
promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help; disservice
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
and then; and so; and; so then
time; meter; beat; the moment (of doing); the instant
to cross the line; to go too far
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (voice); fluent (speech); eloquent
to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away
to get a reputation as a philanderer
playboy; libertine; (professional) gambler; person without a steady job; idler
demonstrative of one's worth; worthy of one's reputation; living up to one's name; bolstering one's reputation; enhancing one's prestige; winning one honour
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
kamishibai; storytelling with pictures; form of Japanese street theater and storytelling (popular from the 1930s to the 1950s)
heart-warming; kind-hearted; warm-hearted; considerate; kind; heartfelt
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
confinement to one's home; being made to stay at home
malicious; scheming; black-hearted; cruel (contrary to outward behavior); sly; black-hearted
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
things at hand; personal belongings
no; nay; disagreement; objection; disapproval
to overhear; to hear (secondhand); to hear on the grapevine; to know by hearsay
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
clairvoyance; second sight; clairvoyant
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit