(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger
exclusive; attached to; specialist
personal; individual; private
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
transactions; dealings; business
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
lime; quicklime; caustic lime
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
U-turn; returning home (after a vacation); moving back to one's (rural) hometown (after having lived in a big city)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
terminus; last stop (e.g. train)
outside a car (train, bus, etc.)
machinery and materials; equipment; materials for manufacturing machinery
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
succeeding; following; trailing; next
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
those who have it (esp. wealth) have it; it does exist (somewhere); there are places where you can find it
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
unintentionally; inadvertently; calmly; casually; nonchalantly; innocently
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
group; party; team; squad; section
backing (an initiative, candidate, etc.); support; backing up (another player); covering; backup
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
sense of language; feeling of a word; impression a word makes; nuance
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
(short) jacket; blouson; ski jumper; jumping event athlete; jumper lead; jumper wire