scarcity value; rarity value; preciousness
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
price; cost; value; worth; value
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to manage something successfully; to be successful
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
playboy; libertine; (professional) gambler; person without a steady job; idler
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
to overstep the mark; to go too far; to overdo it
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
bar; saloon; pub; tavern; drinking establishment
bōryokudan; gangster organization (organisation); crime syndicate; yakuza
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
to be at a loss; to be in a corner
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
to be encouraged by initial success; to get a taste for; to yearn for more
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
one-by-one; separately; in detail
police; police officer; police station
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
major incident; major happening; big scandal
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal