taking a cut (of someone else's money); taking a rake-off; pocketing a kickback; skimming (a percentage of the profits, proceeds, etc.)
(handling) fee; charge (e.g. for a cancellation); commission; brokerage
sensible; sensuous; intuitive
winners (those who have succeeded socially, economically, etc.)
reforming (oneself); mending one's ways; turning over a new leaf
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
moment to quit; way to quit
oversized (clothing); baggy; rolling in (of money); (profiting) greatly; sloshing (e.g. of water); gushing
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
dining; dining room; meal
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
wheat straw; barley straw
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
to be generally accepted; to be acknowledged by oneself and others
catercorner; diagonally opposite
intellectual; educated person; intelligentsia
to carry in one's hand; to have in one's hand; to lead (e.g. troops); to present (an issue, policy, artistic work, etc.); to take up
piano (instrument); piano (dynamic)
middle-aged spread; weight put on in middle age
diet; dieting; losing weight (through dieting, exercise, etc.)
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
jingle; jangle; chatty; nattering; coquettish; tawdry
keyboard (of a piano, typewriter, etc.)
inheritance; something given or received
male homosexuality; sodomy; (arch.) male prostitute
stain; blot; flaw; disgrace
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
to work as the backbone (of); to bear responsibility (for); to be the mainstay (of); to be the central part (of)
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
rebuilding; reconstruction; re-erection
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
extermination; elimination; renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings); curing (an illness)
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly