chip; microchip; chip (in poker, roulette, etc.); casino token; chip (shot); (wood) chip
locker; rocker; rock'n'roller
to lock (a door, etc.); to lock up
school trip; field trip; excursion; long walk; excursion (on foot)
cushion to soften the blow; something that cushions the blow
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
wig; hairpiece (esp. to cover hair loss); toupee
with a clatter; with a rattle; (almost) empty; (mostly) vacant; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
unimpressive; unimpressed
excellent; superb; first-rate
ability to think up names; knack for naming things
absent-mindedness; stupor; being stunned (e.g. by the news); devastation; fainting
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
business world; business circles; (the) industry
difficult to ...; hard to ...
adversary; opposition; hostile forces
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
taking the opportunity to do something; doing something incidentally; doing something while (you) are at it; doing something on the way; while I'm at it
at work; in the midst of work; working
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
one's share; one's portion
taking a cut (of someone else's money); taking a rake-off; pocketing a kickback; skimming (a percentage of the profits, proceeds, etc.)
to meddle (in someone's affairs); to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass (at someone); to hit on
having no relation with whatsoever; having nothing to do with; alien
air of seniority; patronizing attitude
family breakdown; family disintegration; collapse of one's family
to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple
kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
to act tough; to act bad; to act worse than one really is
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...