rip-off; unfair overcharging; clip joint
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
slight intoxication; being tipsy
to drink up; to drain (cup)
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
cold; indifferent; unfriendly; unsympathetic; unkind
male homosexuality; sodomy; (arch.) male prostitute
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
illegal channel; back channel; black market
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
business; trade; operations; sales
superiority complex; sense of superiority
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
orphan; person without friends
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
kind offices; services; through the good offices of; intercession; mediation
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
cost of a meal (or meals)
have a good day; take care; see you
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to pay the bill; to settle an account
exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising
ignorant of the ways of the world
secret intelligence; underground information; confidential information; inside information
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
telling others; revealing to others; letting out a secret
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
calamity; misfortune; disaster
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
second part (of three); second volume; middle part; novelette; novella; short novel
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture