financial world; business circles
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
seeing one off; farewell; escort
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
same cloth; spare cloth (e.g. for patching)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
important point; emphasis; iteration mark; colon (punctuation)
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
reproachful; resentful; spiteful
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
opinion; point of view; visual point
to get cracked; to develop a crack; to be fissured
male instincts; male frivolity
to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
(punishment by) striking with fists
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
to have a good eye (from having seen fine art, etc.); to be a connoisseur
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
elegant; graceful; refined
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
lust; lusts of the flesh; animal passions; carnal desires
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
playfulness; playful mood; imaginativeness
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
to bother; to meddle; to poke one's nose (into another's business); to be too helpful